[GL]Whose Wife Is Always Acting Pitiful? Oh, It Turns Out It’s Mine 162

Chapter 162: Returning Home

When Xue Mu sobered up, her head hurt terribly, as if someone had hammered it ten thousand times repeatedly. She opened her eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling until Dugu Yuan’an suddenly spoke, startling her back to her senses: “Awake?”

Seeing Dugu Yuan’an looking tired, Xue Mu asked nervously, “Yuan’er, what’s wrong?”

“You ask? You made a huge fuss last night. One moment clamoring for stars in the sky, the next clamoring to kill Yu Hanhong, then wanting to bring Mu Ruo back, and then crying and sniffling in front of me asking if I don’t love you anymore.” Dugu Yuan’an said slowly, making Xue Mu extremely embarrassed. “Also, you were uncomfortable from being drunk at night, burrowing around in my arms, hugging and kissing me from time to time. When I took off your outer robe, trousers, and socks, you felt wronged, saying I was taking advantage of your precarious state to bully you.”

“Ah… ah…!” Xue Mu couldn’t remember at all how much trouble she caused last night. She had never been drunk before. Who would have thought that the fine wine of Goose Shadow Mountain Villa didn’t taste strong but had a huge kick? She fell right into it.

“Yuan’er, then did you not sleep well?” Xue Mu was half guilty and half remorseful. “I really was too bad!”

Dugu Yuan’an smiled, pinching her cheeks. “Although you made a huge fuss, in front of me, I only find you cute.”

Xue Mu blushed.

“Look at you, I’m serious, yet you tease me.”

Dugu Yuan’an teased her for a while, then sat cross-legged, seizing the time to circulate energy and practice.

Since Dugu Yuan’an learned the “Origin Returning Wonderful Method” from Old Madam Yan, they stayed in the villa for another five or six days before leaving.

These days, Ge Kan had been meeting privately with Duke Wutu, Old Madam Yan, the Dugu couple, and others. The believers of the “Peace Can Last Forever Sect” were very quiet. Xue Mu tried to go up and talk to a few people, but either their accents were too strange or they had nothing in common to talk about, so she lost interest in understanding this strange sect from the Western Regions later.

“Yuan’er, if that Cult Leader returns to the Western Regions, would you still want to see him again?” Xue Mu asked Dugu Yuan’an.

Dugu Yuan’an shook her head. “Nothing worth seeing.”

Xue Mu sighed. “Sigh, but Miaofu wants to be close to this father.”

Dugu Yuan’an said, “Miaofu wanting to be close is her business; my unwillingness to be close is mine.”

Xue Mu put a velvet hat on her head and said, “Yuan’er, we are about to spend our first winter together.”

Dugu Yuan’an’s smile gradually deepened, and she said gently, “Let’s build a snowman together, okay?”

Xue Mu laughed loudly. “Great! We can also have a snowball fight and stuff snowballs into Zi’ang’s collar!”

Dugu Yuan’an: “…”

If Zi’ang heard this, she would be so angry her teeth would hurt at night.

After coming out of Quanshan, Ge Kan said to the Dugu couple, “Our sect will stay in the Central Plains for a while. This time you two return to the Central Plains, our sect will escort you.”

Xue Mu smiled. Seeing Dugu Yuan’an’s expressionless face, she didn’t make a sound, thinking: If the Cult Leader stays here a bit longer, he can spend a few more days with Yuan’er. Although Yuan’er doesn’t want to be involved with him, she must still have some complaints against him in her heart.

It was one thousand four hundred miles from Quanshan to Jing Mountain. Even rushing the journey would take six or seven days.

“After returning to Hanfeng Town, in about another month, we can see snow together.” Xue Mu said.

Only then did Dugu Yuan’an smile. “You want to see snow so much, mentioning it in my ear many times.”

Xue Mu stroked the steed’s mane, grinning happily. “Then you don’t think about why I started looking forward to seeing snow this year.”

Dugu Yuan’an said, “Then let me guess, is it because of me?”

Seeing she insisted on teasing her, Xue Mu pretended not to know. “Why do you think it’s because of you?”

Seeing the deep affection between the two children, Dugu Huansheng rode forward with peace of mind, chatting with Duke Wutu.

**

After returning to Hanfeng Town, everyone felt slightly relieved. Dugu Fengxing and Dugu Yunuo welcomed their parents, sister, and Grandmaster at the gate of the Dugu Manor. Seeing Dugu Yuan’an enter the manor, Xue Mu rushed to the Xue Manor without stopping. She talked with her parents, telling them about various thrilling events that happened during this period, glossing over her near-death experience, only saying she was seriously injured and cured by Duke Wutu.

Her parents were overjoyed to see her skill greatly increased. Concerned about her own Xue Star Tower, Xue Mu hurriedly bid farewell to her parents again, making the two elders helpless and amused.

Xue Mu arrived at the Xue Star Tower and saw business bustling as usual. After dismounting, Xue Chang stepped forward and said, “Young Mistress is back. I wonder if you and the Young Madam have been well these days?”

“Look at my complexion, is it good?” Xue Mu smiled and patted her shoulder, stepping over the threshold of the main hall. Wu Qing was twirling chopsticks with his fingers, listening to the Music Star playing the zither and singing on the stage, shaking his head to the rhythm.

“Big Brother Wu Qing.” Xue Mu came to Wu Qing’s side. “Is everything peaceful?”

“Very peaceful. After that guy escaped, we were worried he would kidnap people from the Xue Manor and Dugu Manor as hostages. Unexpectedly, he didn’t appear near Hanfeng Town at all. Truly strange. Is he willing to give up just like this?” Wu Qing said, “I originally thought my existence could attract his attention. But since he didn’t follow you to Quanshan and didn’t come to Hanfeng Town, where exactly did he go?”

“The Blue Wind Mountain Sect should have escorted the disciples of the Snow Saint Mountain Villa back to the Tibetan region. Don’t know if they returned safely. I’ll send a carrier pigeon to Blue Wind Mountain to ask.” Xue Mu said.

Wu Qing nodded. Suddenly, he reached out to check her pulse. Unexpectedly, Xue Mu was not what she used to be. How could he grab her wrist so easily? Subconsciously circulating her kung fu to dodge, Wu Qing also used his skill to catch. The two silently exchanged a dozen moves on the wooden table before stopping, smiling at each other.

“With the core essential I revealed to you earlier, you must be handy practicing that mental cultivation method these days, right?” Wu Qing was very satisfied. “Very good, very good. Logically speaking, I shouldn’t have told you this essential. But since you married that girl, you belong to the Dugu Manor, so naturally you are my relative. I am willing to teach you that essential to help you alleviate the Fire Poison.”

Xue Mu smiled. “So Big Brother Wu Qing came prepared.”

Wu Qing said, “Sigh, actually you are so young. Wenxing, Huansheng, and I didn’t want you juniors to get involved… But fate plays tricks on people. Things having come to this, there is no choice.”

A song ended on the stage. Wu Qing turned his head and shouted with other guests for the two girls to play another song, handing over today’s golden flower.

Xue Mu watched the Music Star maiden on the stage with him. Her vision blurred, and the person in front of her turned into Mu Ruo in a snow-white long dress with golden feathers on her shoulders, humming softly the tune Xue Mu loved to listen to most in the past.

Recalling that gaze full of infinite sorrow and grief at this moment, it was so heartbreaking and moving. Yet she never knew what Mu Ruo was thinking in her heart. All the comforting words she had said were nothing but futile.

A-Ruo, oh A-Ruo, do you really want to continue being wrong? Come back with Xue Wuluo, okay?