Chapter 73: Ling Ling’s Doubts
The various flavors were truly hard to describe. One couldn’t understand without experiencing it. Under the superb techniques of the Joyful Union Sect woman, he was a little confused about his own heart.
“Let’s go.”
The young man said as he got dressed.
Su Yan’s expression was strange. Was he seeing things? How did he see a look of dissatisfaction on his face? Although it was fleeting, he could guarantee that he hadn’t seen wrong.
Ling Ling said, “This is not the place to talk. Let’s leave quickly.”
Su Yan nodded, his gaze subconsciously falling on the woman lying on the ground, her chest half-exposed, her clothes in disarray.
Seeing this, Ling Ling was a little unhappy and moved her body to block his view slightly.
“Junior Brother, what are you still standing there for? Let’s go.”
“Oh.”
Su Yan turned to leave, but his gaze stopped when it swept across the lower half of the woman’s body.
Don’t misunderstand. He wasn’t being seduced, but…
“Eh, what’s this?”
Su Yan pushed Ling Ling aside and found a folded piece of paper hidden under the woman’s disheveled dress.
“To carry this with her at a time like this… is it something precious?”
Su Yan opened the paper and found that it seemed to be a map. On a remote mountain peak, large treasure chest patterns were drawn.
“This seems to be a treasure map,” Ling Ling said with some surprise after looking at the map.
“A treasure map?”
Su Yan glanced at the woman lying on the ground. Thinking of the sudden arrival of the Joyful Union Sect, he roughly understood the truth of the matter.
No wonder the Joyful Union Sect disciples had suddenly come to this small city. It turned out to be for a treasure hunt.
“This is a pleasant surprise. But now is not the time to study the map. We shouldn’t stay here for long. We have to leave quickly.”
Ling Ling put away the map.
Su Yan also knew the priorities. He left with Ling Ling.
They were two when they came, but three when they returned. In addition, the young man had been engaged in strenuous exercise for several days, and his body was sore and weak, which undoubtedly greatly increased the possibility of being exposed.
But fortunately, the journey was thrilling but not dangerous. The three of them left the Joyful Union Sect’s base and returned to a safe place.
“Phew, as long as we’re here, we’re safe,” Su Yan said with a sigh of relief.
Logically, they should take the young man to Tang Wan’er now so she could be at ease. But the two of them looked at each other and nodded in tacit understanding.
“Please wait a moment.”
Ling Ling, without a blush, announced her decision to take a bath.
“A bath at this time?”
The young man was a little dumbfounded. They had just rescued him. Shouldn’t they see his junior sister first? What was with the sudden bath? And at this particular time.
Su Yan didn’t answer, a little too embarrassed to speak.
In the end, the young man was left to shiver in the cold wind for half an hour. When the two of them returned, the young man’s pale little face was already red from the cold.
“You’re finally back! Achoo! Achoo!”
The young man had just said one sentence when he sneezed twice in a row.
Seeing his miserable state, Su Yan felt a little embarrassed and quickly led the young man to Tang Wan’er’s room.
“Senior Brother!”
The moment the two met, Tang Wan’er’s eyes lit up. She ran over like a flash and threw herself into his arms.
“Sob, sob, sob… I thought I’d never see you again! I’m sorry, Senior Brother! It’s my fault!”
Tang Wan’er shed tears of guilt, and at the same time, she was happy that her senior brother had returned safely. For a moment, she was crying and laughing, looking very comical.
“Alright, don’t cry anymore. I’m fine, aren’t I?”
The young man stroked Tang Wan’er’s head and said gently.
Seeing this, Su Yan nodded to himself. Tang Wan’er had said that her senior brother was gentle and kind. Now it seemed that was true. After what had happened to him, he was still actively comforting his junior sister. It was truly rare.
Tang Wan’er hugged her senior brother tightly, wanting to feel his presence with her body. Her senior brother was really back! This wasn’t a dream!
“What’s that smell on you? It’s so strange.”
Tang Wan’er sniffed and smelled a scent that bothered her. And…
“You’re so cold, Senior Brother! You’re shivering from the cold! Those lecherous women from the Joyful Union Sect really did abuse you! Did they lock you in a water prison? They’re simply too despicable!”
Tang Wan’er clenched her fists in anger.
Su Yan and Ling Ling looked at each other, both a little embarrassed.
They had gone to their rooms to wash up, leaving the young man alone outside. Now it seemed a bit excessive. But as for the smell…
‘Should I tell her?’
‘Let’s just forget it.’
‘I’ll listen to you.’
The two communicated with their eyes and fell silent. Tang Wan’er was already very sad. If they told her the cruel reality, she would definitely be even more upset. It was better to let her find out for herself.
And so, the young man and Tang Wan’er asked each other about their recent situation. Tang Wan’er told him about her situation, and the young man also briefly talked about his, glossing over the terrible experiences. But Tang Wan’er was rarely sharp and easily grasped the main point.
“Senior Brother, you were really…”
Halfway through her sentence, Tang Wan’er couldn’t continue. At this moment, she was heartbroken. Although she had been prepared in her heart, when it really happened, she still felt the world spin, and the thought of dying welled up in her.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry! If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have gone through this.”
“It’s alright. I don’t blame you.”
The young man’s expression was gentle, and there was no complaint on his face.
However, the more he was like this, the more ashamed Tang Wan’er felt. For a moment, the sound of her crying was endless.
“Thank you for saving my senior brother.”
After pouring out their hearts to each other for half an hour, Tang Wan’er turned to look at Su Yan.
“I have no way to repay your life-saving grace. And with my senior brother this time, I can’t even count the favors I owe you. Why don’t you come to the Jade Stream Sect with me? I still have some savings. I’ll give you all my spirit stones.”
Although spirit stones were precious, they were nothing compared to a life. If they were gone, she could just earn more.
“No need. I have things to do and it’s not convenient for me to go. I’ll accept the gift in spirit. As for Senior Sister’s share…”
Su Yan turned to look at Ling Ling. She shook her head and said, “I don’t need it either. I only helped you for the sake of my junior brother.”
She was just a Foundation Establishment female cultivator. Even if she had accumulated wealth for many years, how much could she have? Compared to the gains and losses of material things, it was more important to see Su Yan’s true nature.
Is my little junior brother really as despicable as in my memory? It seems not.
“He doesn’t like wealth and refused my gratitude. My little junior brother is indeed kind-hearted and is the same on the inside and out.”
But…
Thinking of Su Yan’s wandering eyes when they were saving the person just now, Ling Ling added in her heart, “At most, he’s just a little lecherous. But my little junior brother has grown up. It’s only right for him to be curious about that kind of thing. There’s no problem at all.”
Compared to Su Yan’s impropriety, the memory itself was more important.
