Lu Ran put the plate aside and covered his eyes. "I... I... I didn't see anything!"
Oh my goodness! The little princess finally made a move on their God!
Yaohua quickly withdrew her hand too. "It's not what you think!"
At this moment, she felt a mix of relief and shame, and she hated Zhao Yue so much that she gritted her teeth.
The red mist was extremely potent. If she hadn't come to the Cangling Hall but opened it with her elder brother or Zhao Wu instead, it would have been a scandal of epic proportions!
If such a scandal had occurred, her mind would surely have been shaken, giving the demonic seed an opportunity. Zhao Yue's malice was evident.
Fortunately, she had run into her master...
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but steal a glance at Chongming. Seeing him disheveled and in a sorry state, she felt her face burn like fire.
"Little princess, you can rest assured. I will never breathe a word of this." Lu Ran mumbled with his eyes closed. "You don't have to feel embarrassed just because I saw it, nor do you have to be sad because your relationship won't be accepted by the world. Actually, I saw the time when you secretly kissed the God last time too. I'll keep it a strict secret!"
"What? Secret kiss?" Chongming hadn't fully recovered from what had just happened. Frowning, he sensed that things were not as simple as they seemed.
Lu Ran said shyly, "Yes! The time when you secretly kissed him..."
"I didn't secretly kiss him. I was just giving him medicine!" Yaohua quickly explained what had happened that day, stuttering a bit. "It was all a misunderstanding."
Chongming looked at her with extremely complex eyes. "Although giving medicine that way was a last - resort measure, we are a man and a woman after all. Don't do it again in the future."
Such an intimate act violated the ethics. If it got out to the public, Yaohua's reputation would be completely ruined.
Although this time she was tricked by Zhao Yue with the red mist, Yaohua had such an intimate contact with the man she admired in her heart. How could her heart not flutter like a little deer?
But Chongming's words shattered the secret expectations in her heart and made her feel even more ashamed. "Disciple understands."
She looked at Lu Ran and gritted her teeth. "Don't spread rumors about this. There is absolutely no relationship between my master and me."
"Ah?" Lu Ran was a bit stunned.
After Yaohua had distanced herself from Chongming, Chongming's expression turned even colder. He didn't know where this strange sense of loss in his heart came from and could only attribute it to the influence of the red mist.
After much thought, he suddenly waved his hand, and both Yaohua and Lu Ran fainted to the ground.
Several memory orbs flew out of their bodies. He pinched the orbs and saw himself and Yaohua being intimate inside. His earlobes turned red, and he quickly destroyed all these memory orbs.
When Yaohua woke up again, she felt a splitting headache.
She patted her head. "Strange. I came to ask my master to open the box. Why did I fall asleep in the side hall? By the way, where is my master?"
She walked out of the side hall and saw Lu Ran dozing off at the door. She couldn't help but smile secretly. This guy was so sleepy!
"You're awake?" Chongming's voice came from the main hall, but he was not in sight.
She took three steps in two and stepped forward to knock on the door. "Master, I have something important to tell you. Have you seen the red box I brought?"
Chongming's voice tightened slightly. "No. Go back first."
Yaohua pestered him for a while, but for some reason, her master refused to see her today.
She was sad and surprised, and a fire flared up in her heart. "Even if master has a beauty by his side, he shouldn't refuse to see me!"
She had come to the Cangling Hall before Xilan. So what if she barged in?
"Hey! Little princess, the God has given orders not to see anyone. You can't go in!"
She was determined to barge in. The celestial attendants guarding the door couldn't stop her and could only half - heartedly let her in. Their eyes met, full of helplessness.
When the hall door was pushed open, Chongming, who was sitting at the desk, felt his heart tighten. For a moment, he didn't even dare to look up and could only hold the scroll with a slightly sweaty palm.
"What are you doing, master?" Seeing that there was no one else inside, Yaohua's mood calmed down a bit. She stepped forward and asked in surprise, "Why are you looking through the household registers, master?"
Actually, Chongming was in a complete mess at the moment and had already drifted away. He didn't even notice what he was looking at.
He looked up, met Yaohua's eyes, and quickly averted his gaze subconsciously. "It's none of your business."
"Are you being so cold because I barged in without permission?" Yaohua was getting more and more annoyed when she saw his evasive attitude and asked directly.
Chongming shook his head randomly. "I'm not angry. Go out."
Yaohua pursed her lips and then questioned him. "Are you really that angry that you don't even want to look at me? Why are you always so cold to me after Xilan comes? Do you not need me as your disciple anymore now that you have Xilan as your wife?"
Chongming subconsciously denied it. "I don't want her as my wife!"
The word "wife" seemed to touch a hidden string in his heart. He suddenly remembered the embarrassing scene that had happened before, and his expression gradually became serious. "As your master, I just think that we should clarify our relationship. You've grown up. From now on, you mustn't be so willful and barge into the Cangling Hall, nor say disrespectful words to your master!"
These words were like a thunderbolt to Yaohua. "Master, are you trying to draw a clear line from me? Why!"
"When a disciple pays respects to a master, one should follow the etiquette between a master and a disciple. This is the norm. How is this drawing a clear line?" Chongming frowned severely. "Before, I spoiled you too much, which made you act so disrespectfully and not even know the basic etiquette."
Yaohua couldn't bear it anymore and retorted, "You like watching Xilan practice swordplay, don't you?"
"What does this have to do with her?"
"You know very well in your heart whether it has something to do with her or not!" Yaohua couldn't help but roar out, and her emotions were a bit out of control. "If it weren't for her, why would you suddenly bring up the etiquette and norm at this moment?"
Chongming was stunned to see her acting so abnormally. "You just praised Xilan for being proper and polite. Why are you so hostile to her now?"
"When did I praise her?" Yaohua was slightly stunned. Her memory of just now had been erased, and she didn't remember ever praising Xilan.
Chongming opened his mouth and felt a bit annoyed. "I remembered wrong. Don't be angry for now."
Yaohua bit her lip and took two steps back, her eyes full of disappointment. "Is it really that you remembered wrong, master, or do you just think that Xilan is perfect in every way, so you assume that I would praise her too?"
Chongming was at a loss for words and could only say with a straight face, "Why are you acting so out of control? Well, even if I did praise her, you don't have to react so strongly. Otherwise, you'll only make enemies for yourself in the Heavenly Court."
"So you finally admit it?" Yaohua's eyes were slightly red. "In your eyes, she is perfect in every way. She treats your injuries and makes you happy. But I only cause trouble..."
Hearing this, although Chongming didn't understand where her emotions were coming from, his heart softened a bit. "I've never disliked you for causing trouble, nor will I distance myself from you because of others. If you don't like it, I won't let her come anymore in the future."