Volume 2: Feng Xiang Wu Yin Chapter 41 Actually Different

  When Gu Xiyan entered her family's treasure trove to retrieve the cherished four-sided chessboard, she suddenly realized that this chessboard was not a small object and holding it in her own hands would indeed affect her elegance. She clapped her hands to summon Yingwei, suppressing her anger and pain, saying: "Take it and follow me."

  Ying Wei silently followed orders, carrying the four-sided chessboard like a shadow, quietly following behind.

  Siling stood still, his eyes slightly closed under the green shade, his expression unchanged, yet he still exuded a warm aura. After Gu Xiyan came out, his eyes lifted, and in that instant, the subtle warmth dissipated completely.

  Gu Xiyuan's eyes flashed, and the anger in her heart grew even stronger. Obviously standing in her boudoir, why was she still thinking of others? The former Gu Xiyuan would never have been like this, she had never thought that after a few years, everything would change so quickly that people couldn't react in time, and it was all caused by that damned woman.

  "Lonely goose, why don't you come in and sit down." Gu Xiyan's gentle and soft demeanor had a bewitching charm that seeped into one's bones. Her thin and loose clothing made her even more alluring. She reached out to pull up Si Ling Gu Hong's clothes, with a smile that was as playful as a child's, and said with a flirtatious glint in her eye: "I have the nine-layered wooden well tea that you love to drink the most here. In this world, only I can brew the flavor that suits your taste."

  Cui Ling didn't intend to speak much with her, and with a wave of his hand, the chessboard fell into his hands. His robes fluttered like clouds as he disappeared into the distance, his thoughts lingering on the person at home. At this time, Nian Nian was probably already awake, waiting for him at home to have dinner together.

  Watching Si Ling Gu Yun's figure disappear in the blink of an eye, Gu Xi Yan felt like she couldn't catch up even if she wanted to. She was stunned for a second before her expression twisted. From young to old, she had always thought that Si Ling Gu Yun belonged to her. Even with her current strength as a low-ranking alchemist, she could only stay by his side without being harmed by the poison in his body, but couldn't get too close to him. However, apart from her, there was no other woman who could get near him.

  She had always thought that once her strength reached the heavenly level, she would be able to touch his body without getting hurt. Sooner or later, she would definitely develop a medicine that would allow them to be together without any problems. However, all of this fell apart after meeting Tang Nianian. When she saw Si Ling Gu Yun's obedient attitude towards Tang Nianian, she suddenly became dissatisfied. She felt that Si Ling Gu Yun's attitude towards her was not enough, and that he had wronged her, even feeling betrayed by him.

  "A small, insignificant Tang family's daughter dares to compete with me?" Gu Xiuyan let out a cold hum. Thinking back to her initial defeat at the hands of Tang Nianian, old and new grudges combined, she felt an increasingly uncontrollable fire burning in her heart.

  A gentle breeze blew in from outside, bringing a chill that seeped into her thin clothing. Gu Xiyan's eyebrows furrowed in sudden concern. Although she was angry with Tang Nianian, it wasn't right to let her anger get the better of her and lose her composure. She raised her hand to smooth out the strands of hair blown across her face, but her fingers suddenly touched something rough and uneven, startling her so much that her whole body trembled.

  Gu Xiyan's eyes widened, her hands trembling as she reached for her face, from gentle touches to forceful rubbing. It wasn't an illusion, something had happened to her face! Gu Xiyan panicked and rushed into the house, facing the mirror to see a twisted face covered in raised red bumps. The former delicate beauty was nowhere to be found, replaced by a sight that made one's hair stand on end at a single glance.

  "Ah——!" A shrill cry echoed from her throat for a long time.

  A loud crash accompanied the sound, and all the mirrors and decorations on the dresser were swept to the ground and shattered. Gu Xiuyan's face twisted in anger, and she suddenly slapped the shadow guard who was still following her, growling in a low voice: "How could you not remind me of this appearance! Are you deliberately letting me lose face in front of Gu Yiran?!"

  Shadow guards were silent and unresponsive, trained from birth to have no thoughts or emotions except obedience.

  Gu Xiyan's anger was unbearable, a purple light flashed by, and the shadow guard in front of her turned into a pool of dead water, with no bones left.

  "It's her, it must be her!" Even if she didn't know how Tang Nianian did it, Gu Xiyan was still determined that it was her doing. The killing intent in her heart grew heavier, and her anger became more uncontrollable.

  In the northern high ridge, an independent villa. Tang Nian's hands were clasped together, supporting her small chin, and she said leisurely: "Ah... right, if emotions are too intense, they can't be controlled, and at their maximum, one might go crazy or become possessed? Hmm... human emotions seem to have many changes..."

  Zhu Miao Jie had just calmed down, but her heart was stirred up again by Tang Nian Nian's sudden words. Although she knew that Gu Xi Yan could endure a lot, the more he endured, the greater his anger would be. If it were someone else's medicine, she wouldn't be so worried, but with Tang Nian Nian's strange and potent elixirs, she really had no grasp on their effects.

  At this time, Tang Nianian suddenly changed from her previous laziness, with sparkling eyes turning around and falling on Si Ling Gu Yun who had returned.

  As soon as I entered the house, I saw the person I had been thinking about waiting for me. Si Ling's heart was filled with a warm and cozy feeling. He put the four-sided chessboard in front of her, then stretched out his hand to pull her into his arms, and took a light sniff, smelling the unique fragrance on her body that no one could imitate. It was sweet but not greasy, faint like the morning dew on a green wood, calming and refreshing.

  Zhu Miaoqu took the initiative to leave and went to the kitchen, taking down the meal that Si Ling Gu had prepared early from the thermos stove and placing it on a tray before bringing it back.

  At this time, Tang Nian was sitting in the arms of Si Ling Gu Yin, her eyes fell on the four-sided chessboard in front of her, her fingers slid across it, and a pleased smile played on her lips.

  She was delighted not only because she had obtained her own compensation, but also because the four-sided chessboard was indeed a good thing. The agarwood, ceramic jade, yellow chalcedony, and flowing cloud stone were all top-notch, emitting a rich spiritual energy that was full of vitality. If placed in the inner world for nourishment, it would surely produce even more.

  Tang Nian just treated these things as seeds.

  "Think about it." Ciling Guhong's chin was on her fragrant shoulder, very close to her. When he spoke, the warmth and softness of his lips seemed to touch her skin. "I'll give you something better."

  Tang Nian's gaze suddenly returned to Si Ling Yu's body from the four expectant faces, and with this glance, the two people leaned in even closer, their eyelashes almost touching.

  Tang Nian's lips moved without hesitation, pressing against his, fiercely sweeping across them once, rolling around in a circle within them, momentarily closing her eyes contentedly, then opening them to shine brightly as she asked: "Better?"

  Si Ling Gu Hong looked at her like this, even if he wanted to continue, it was too late. Un satisfied, he gently licked her moist lips and said: "Leave these here, use mine when playing chess."

  "Good." Tang Nian answered without any hesitation. The four-sided chessboard was still taken by Gu Xiyan's clever words, and she didn't even give a matching chess piece. It was just as well that she had been treating these things as seeds to nourish her inner world, so not having the chess pieces didn't matter much.

  Tang Nian didn't realize that as long as it was something given by Si Ling Gu, she wouldn't casually throw it away, her attitude was completely different from how she treated things snatched from others.

  Digression

  The question is how to get to Chaozhong Pavilion, and most of the answers are about the reasons for going. The first one to answer was [Xiangjiang] friend, cough! However, considering that you already have a crush, don't be greedy!

  Below is the answer from [烟莫离yxy——Hehe, Shoushou rolled away, I guessed it!] No mistake, Xiaoyao Shou indeed rolled to Chaoxi Pavilion, according to the last sentence of the previous chapter, it was a hint! So congratulations, you've become an adopter~\（≧▽≦）/~