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Xun Liu Manor had a uniquely exquisite construction, with engraved railings and jade inlays, flowers in beautiful purples and brilliant reds. Even a piece of stone was placed with purpose. At this moment, with the cover of the misty rain, the entire place was filled with an elegant and charming scent.
Ye You sat in a corner of the pavilion and gently stroked the teacup. In line with the principles of “more words, more mistakes” and “if the enemy is motionless, I am motionless”, he patiently waited for the School Master opposite to open his mouth first, anticipating that this person could say some useful things.
However, his hope soon fell through——As if Wenren Heng had not seen him, he calmly held his teacup to drink tea peacefully. His fingers were slender and clean, white like scallions (1).
This School Master’s presence made it impossible for other people to ignore him. He looked to be very refined and gentle, and with that handsome face on top, he was truly somewhat pleasing to the eye. “Maintaining total silence” like this did not make Ye You feel oppressed or embarrassed, but instead gave a sense of inexplicable tranquility.
Ye You simply sipped small mouthfuls of tea, solemnly and carefully counting every single tea leaf in the cup. Just as he was about to go mad counting the leaves for a second time, he finally heard School Master Wenren finish drinking his cup of tea.
The teacup was placed on the table with a light sound.
Ye You’s attention was roused, and he slightly straightened his back in preparation. Immediately afterward, he saw this School Master unhurriedly pick up the teapot, and pour himself another cup.
Ye You: “……”
Wenren Heng maintained the previous slow pace and began to drink the second cup of tea.
Ye You quietly pondered if he and this School Master had some far too complex relationship, to the point where the latter could drink two cups of tea in a row without knowing how to speak.
—What if he spoke first himself?
This thought passed through his heart, before he suppressed it down.
Ye You decided to continue wasting time with him.
Qin Yuemian, the lord of the Xun Liu Manor, hid in the distance and stole peeks, smiling and touching his chin.
His overall appearance could not beat Wenren Heng’s, but he won in having a pair of tender and affectionate peach blossom eyes (2). He smiled slightly, full of romanticism, and said: “I just knew that the two of them were up to some shenanigans.”
His trusted aide at his side looked at the two “entirely separated” men within the pavilion, and could not help but say: “Manor Lord, it doesn’t look like that.”
Qin Yuemian asked: “Have you ever seen someone who Wenren Heng can be silent with for this long?”
The trusted aide gawked.
Qin Yuemian smiled very meaningfully: “What’s more, that man also has Wenren Heng’s jade pendant. That is no ordinary jade pendant.”
The jade pendant was the main reason he took this person back here, gave the command to take good care of him with the intent of having this person stay, and then today raised the topic of the connection between Wenren Heng and this noble son. The pendant was made of warm jade, not the best quality and decorated with a strange and odd design. But back in the day he had seen Wenren Heng carve it with his own hands. There was only one in the whole world.
Although Wenren Heng excused the sculpting as just for fun, Qin Yuemian had always felt it was a gift to someone. These events proved he really had guessed correctly.
Qin Yuemian and Wenren Heng had been acquainted for many years, and he understood Wenren Heng more than other people. This fellow usually liked to play the the part of a gentleman, treating everyone with a gentle and refined manner, but he was actually full of evil tricks. Of all the people in the Jianghu, not many would receive his genuine concern. Today one had suddenly arrived, a truly rare and unusual occurrence!
What was even more unusual was that these past years, he had never seen this injured noble son around Wenren Heng. Where did he come from? What was his name and surname? What exactly was his relationship with Wenren Heng?
Qin Yuemian’s heart was full of nervousness and he grew increasingly restless. He found an arbitrary excuse to go into the small pavilion.
Before he could step in, Wenren Heng had finished drinking his second cup of tea. He spoke one sentence that was unexpected to both Ye You and Qin Yuemian.
In a flat tone that did not contain the quality of interrogation, Wenren Heng asked: “How could you have my jade pendant?”
Qin Yuemian was surprised.
Ye You subconsciously wanted to smile, but it affected the wound on his face so he suddenly stiffened. He concealed this by drinking a sip of water, and said: “It is School Master’s own jade, yet you are asking me.”
Wenren Heng said: “I ask because I do not understand.”
Ye You was calm and composed, but a huge pile of thoughts churned in his heart. He decided to bluff to get information out of him. “Could it be that the School Master cannot recognize my current appearance?”
Wenren Heng looked up at him.
Qin Yuemian tidied up his emotions, striding forward to look at him too.
Ye You’s face had been burnt. The cloth strip was not completely wrapped around his head, still leaving a small area visible. But to those unfamiliar with him, this tiny bit was simply nominal. Wenren Heng got up, walked half a circle around the stone table, and sat down beside him. He said, “I can’t recognize it.”
He reached his hand out, and saw Ye You lean his head away. He timely stopped and did not force him, only saying: “If you do not let me see, how will I know who you are?”
Ye You hesitated for an instant before happily acting himself. But as a result, even after a long time he still had not opened the cloth, and also made his face hurt with a raw pain.
Wenren Heng courteously asked: “Let me try?”
Ye You did not show any uneasiness, and politely said: “Thank you for your trouble.”
Wenren Heng’s movements were very light, and seemed to be considering his sensations. Like before, this School Master’s eyes did not reveal his state of mind. But as a habitual leader, his tranquil and even temper made one inevitably feel an illusion of gentle softness
The cloth strips were quickly removed. Half of Ye You’s face was practically only burns. His forehead, chin, and the other half of his face was fine and intact. Even though Qin Yuemian has already seen this, he still couldn’t help but turn his gaze to him.
This man’s looks were exquisite, his facial features perfect, beautiful to the point of stirring one’s soul. Yet he was no soft beauty; instead, an acute spirit permeated his appearance. Now the clash between half-beautiful and half-sinister created an immense shock. No matter whether intact of destroyed, this face was one that could easily bewitch people’s hearts.
Such a person would be firmly remembered with only one glance.
Ye You surreptitiously observed Wenren Heng. He saw this School Master’s indifferent expression at last changing subtly. He seemed to first stare blankly, and then showed incredulity. Qin Yuemian was also extremely curious towards the reaction of his good friend, but even before he turned his line of sight away from Ye You, he heard Wenren Heng’s amazed exclamation: “—Shidi?”(3)
Qin Yuemian: “……”
You unexpectedly have a shidi!
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2. Large, glossy eyes that are framed by long eyelashes.\n
3. Shidi (师弟) – literally teacher-younger brother but means junior male disciple of the same sect. They’re not blood-related and fellow male disciples of a sect usually aren’t and call each other brother. (Think how members of a fraternity are brothers because they are in the same organization)
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