Yong Shanling's face stiffened. Only then did she remember what she had just said and realized that she had sold herself out.
"Um... I... I'm in so much pain! Uncle Shu, I need to recuperate. I'll see you when I get better." Her eyes darted around as she stammered out an excuse, eager to slip away. She was determined not to leave seclusion for ten days or half a month. If Uncle Shu's anger hadn't subsided, she would never come out.
"Where do you think you're going?" Mu Yijie's cold voice rang in her ear. Yong Shanling looked up and saw Mu Yijie casually leaning against her door. His face was a bit pale, but his eyes were full of authority as he stared at her.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she tried to dash into the room boldly, thinking Uncle Shu would step aside. Who would have thought that she would directly crash into his arms.
"Do you think you can solve the problem by letting me hug you and act coquettishly?" Mu Yijie wrapped his arms around the girl's slender waist and said in a dangerous tone.
Yong Shanling's face immediately flushed red. Was she the kind of person who used her beauty to seek favors? Stop it! This was Uncle Shu. What was she thinking?
She quickly jumped out of Mu Yijie's embrace. With a blushing face, she tried to remain calm and said, "I didn't! Am I that kind of person?"
"Okay, you're not a rascal. Then can you tell me what happened tonight?" Mu Yijie still had a straight face as he looked at her with an unreadable expression.
"I... I just wanted to have a good training. After all, it's not often that I have the opportunity to participate in an activity with so many fellow cultivators. So when I heard about the search team, I signed up." Yong Shanling forced herself to speak out all at once. However, she was careful not to mention that she had gone to make the Washing Spirit Pill for Mu Yijie.
She was afraid that Uncle Shu would be even angrier if he found out.
Hearing Yong Shanling's words, the anger boiling in Mu Yijie's heart intensified, mixed with some indescribable pain.
"Fellow cultivators? Sparring? You just threw what I told you to the back of your mind for them?" Mu Yijie gritted his teeth as he suppressed his anger. He had tried his best just to walk side by side with her, but she was like a bird in a cage, desperately flapping her wings to fly out.
"Seems they're more important." Mu Yijie left with a sigh that sounded like a mix of resignation and disappointment.
"Uncle Shu, they're different from you..." Yong Shanling stood there, stunned, and choked out these words. Only when the words left her mouth did she realize that she was crying.
Mu Yijie, who was walking in front, seemed not to hear. He only left a determined and cold back.
Yong Shanling stood there alone, feeling more flustered than ever. She could sense from Uncle Shu's attitude that he was really angry with her.
In the past, when Uncle Shu was angry, she always acted coquettishly because she knew he wasn't really mad. But this time, it seemed that she had really annoyed him.
She walked into the room in a daze. Her eyes fell on the bed, and she saw the Complete Collection of Ancient Talismans that Uncle Shu had given her. Her heart ached even more, so she quickly looked up and saw the empty milk bottle that Uncle Shu had prepared for her. Looking down, she saw the sports shoes that she and Uncle Shu had picked out together.
Woohoo~~ Why was Uncle Shu's presence everywhere? It felt as if a hand was tightly clutching her heart. She was in so much pain.
Yong Shanling didn't know that Mu Yijie was gradually invading her life, bit by bit, silently making her get used to his presence.
After all, for a naive girl, a direct confession might only scare her away. But by using the method of boiling a frog in warm water, when she finally understood her feelings, it would naturally be the time for Mu Yijie, the hunter, to reap his rewards.
She didn't know all this, but she had already felt Uncle Shu's presence in advance.
Guilt and grievance surged towards her like waves.
There was nothing she could do but seek external help.
Fairy: Sister Hua'er, come out quickly! Save me!
Monkey King: If you have something to say, speak; if not, withdraw!
Recently, Hou Hua had become obsessed with ancient - costume dramas. Even her way of speaking had become "archaic".
Fairy: Your Majesty, I've made Uncle Shu angry. What should I do T_T
Monkey King: Oh! With the way he dotes on you, he would be angry with you? Did you disobey him or go looking for trouble?
Yong Shanling felt a pang in her heart when she read Hou Hua's message. It really hurt. Hadn't she just disobeyed him and gone looking for trouble?
Her silence actually piqued Hou Hua's interest.
Monkey King: Oh, seems you've done both. Laughing.jpg
Monkey King: Tell me what you've done. If you don't tell me, how can I help you solve the problem? Picking Nose.jpg
Fairy: I joined the search team tonight.
Monkey King: 666. You've done a great job of looking for trouble. He must have chased after you. After all, he's so worried about you that he wishes he could remove all the obstacles around you.
Yong Shanling was stunned when she read this message. Uncle Shu was so worried about her, and even Hou Hua knew it so clearly. But it seemed that she had never known. She always thought she was stronger than Uncle Shu, so it was only natural for her to protect him. She had never thought that Uncle Shu also wanted to protect her.
But she still stubbornly replied in the message: But I did it all to get the spiritual herbs for him. Otherwise, do you think I'm really that idle? I'm very busy, okay? Humph~
Monkey King: Oh, why don't you tell him that? You're quite arrogant when talking to me. Little coward~~
Yong Shanling immediately deflated. She really shouldn't have hidden it from him, but it shouldn't have been this serious, right?
Fairy: Oh, I'm so annoyed. Stop talking. I'll deal with it tomorrow.
Holding on to a glimmer of hope that things would return to normal the next day, she went to meditate to recover from her injuries.
However, she was destined to be disappointed.
Early in the morning, she got up early and made breakfast herself, waiting for Mu Yijie to eat it so that he could calm down.
One hour passed.
Two hours passed.
Mu Yijie still didn't come out. Yong Shanling was getting impatient. Just as she was about to knock on Mu Yijie's door, the door suddenly opened.
"Uncle Shu, I made this for you—" Her words stopped abruptly. Looking at the person in front of her, she couldn't help but raise her voice: "Qinghe, why are you here???"
Ye Qinghe's face was still pale, but he was better than yesterday. He said shyly, "Mr. Mu said his injury was too serious, so he let me heal in his room. He should be in my room."
Hearing his words, Yong Shanling was stunned. He had managed to make it back from Beishan, but now he couldn't move.
It was too much. He was clearly avoiding her. She had worked so hard to make breakfast, but he didn't even show up. She was immediately angry. Carrying the breakfast, she was about to go find Uncle Shu to settle the score.
But when she reached the door, she realized that she was the one who had made a mistake. Immediately, she got timid.
How could she win Uncle Shu back! ! !