Shu Yue and Shu Yao held their breaths, not daring to make a sound, for fear of being discovered at the slightest carelessness.
They saw the two young Taoist priests staggering down the bluestone steps. They came to a secluded corner, untied their belts, and relieved themselves with their backs to each other.
"Hey, have you heard? Yesterday, Head - priest Li actually fainted in the side room. He was also injured. After waking up, he kept shouting about a monster."
"Yeah, but he recovered quite quickly. He was so scared yesterday that his wits were almost scared out of him. But this morning, he could act as if nothing had happened. And I heard that a man appeared at the Kunshan Sect this morning. He single - handedly defeated Li Hao's disciples. He's really amazing."
"Who knows? Now the real head - priest is in seclusion. How much longer can this good - for - nothing Li act so arrogantly? When the real head - priest comes out of seclusion, Li's good days will be over."
"You're right..."
After the two young Taoist priests finished their discussion, they tucked in their pants, picked up their swords, and turned away.
Fortunately, Shu Yue and Shu Yao were hiding behind the most secluded water - rock, which just blocked the two young Taoist priests' view.
It wasn't until the voices and figures of the two young Taoist priests faded away that Shu Yue and Shu Yao breathed a sigh of relief. Their tense nerves instantly relaxed.
However, Shu Yao was puzzled by the conversation between the two Taoist priests. He asked, "Shu Yue, who is the man they were talking about?"
With a pair of innocent eyes, he stared straight at Shu Yue. Shu Yue tried his best to cover up the panic in his eyes. He scratched his neck and casually perfunctorily replied, "I don't know either. Who knows who they were talking about."
He suddenly felt lucky that the two young Taoist priests didn't mention his name. Otherwise, he really didn't know how to explain it to Shu Yao.
Shu Yao was half - believing and half - doubting. He always felt that there was a secret hidden in Shu Yue's distracted eyes, but it was vague and hard to determine.
Seeing that Shu Yao still looked skeptical, Shu Yue nimbly changed the topic. "Alright, Father. Let's not think about these unpleasant things. Why bother making ourselves unhappy? Let's take a bath."
As he spoke, his hands began to move restlessly to take off Shu Yao's clothes.
But as soon as his hands lifted the front of the clothes, Shu Yao slapped his hands as a punishment. He faced a cold and expressionless face. "Behave yourself. Take your hands away."
Rejected again, Shu Yue was unhappy. He pouted like a child and turned his back to Shu Yao. "It's been so long since I took a bath with Father. I didn't expect Father to be so resistant. It's really heartbreaking."
The aggrieved tone coming from such a tall man was really astonishing, but Shu Yao was already used to his coquetry.
Helpless and speechless, a soft voice echoed behind him. "It's not that I don't want to. This is the Kunshan Sect. We can't be so unrestrained."
If others really saw two grown men taking a bath together, those who didn't know would think they were in a same - sex relationship.
Although he had already done things he shouldn't have with Shu Yue, he still didn't want to face this fact.
He always regarded Shu Yue as his relative, the only relative he could rely on in the mortal world.
The clothes were already soaked and stuck to his body uncomfortably. Despite this, Shu Yao still didn't want to take off his clothes.
Shu Yue didn't make things difficult for him anymore. But seeing that Shu Yao was soaked, he could imagine that the wet clothes clinging to his skin must be very cold and uncomfortable.
Without saying a word, he pulled Shu Yao ashore. He was only wearing a tight inner garment and draped his black robe over Shu Yao's thin body to prevent him from catching a cold.
"Father, please wear this for now. After we get back, I'll find you some clothes to change into."
To prevent others from seeing them looking so disheveled on the way back, Shu Yao decided to use his magic to take them both to the side room.
At this critical moment, the magic worked quite well. A green light flashed, and they arrived at the room in half a cup of tea's time.
Everything happened without a trace, as if nothing had happened.
After that, when they met Li Hao, Shu Yue was originally prepared for a tense confrontation and was ready to fight. But this man suddenly did a 180 - degree turn and became gentle and polite. He would avoid them when he saw them.
Shu Yue tilted his head and thought for a long time. Could it be that this Head - priest Li was beaten stupid? It shouldn't be...
Normally, when seeing him, Li should be gnashing his teeth in anger. Why was he so calm and polite?
But he was always afraid of this sudden calm, which might be the calm before the storm. So he never left Shu Yao's side for a single step.
Even at night, he would wait until Shu Yao fell asleep first. Then he would guard outside and practice his sword skills by the way.
Just after finishing a round of practice and wiping the sweat off his forehead, he suddenly heard a faint rustling sound behind him.
His eyes sharpened, and his ears perked up. As the footsteps behind him slowly approached, he looked down at the increasingly long shadow on the ground. He quickly turned around with his sword in hand, ready to give a warning attack to the "uninvited guest".
But the sharp edge of the sword was pinched between two long and slender fingers. It seemed effortless, but the sword edge had already slightly deformed between those two strong fingers.
"What, do you want to murder your husband?" A teasing and somewhat amorous voice broke the silent night. It was deep and full of charm, with a hint of danger unique to that person.
Looking up along those beautiful fingers, he clearly saw a handsome man in a cyan robe.
His skin was like congealed fat, his lips were like painted rouge, and his eyes were like an icy blue sea. The gentle breeze fluttered his cyan ribbons. He was truly suave and imposing.
"Why is it you? What are you doing here again?" Surprised, but more indifferent, he didn't understand why this man was so persistent.
He put away his long sword, but his expression remained cold and emotionless at Long Mo's arrival.
"I'm here to see you." Long Mo smiled gently and gracefully. Every frown and smile was so charming.
"Come on. You don't go and manage your Dragon Clan but come to see me. Are you that idle?" He couldn't understand. Were all dragon kings so carefree, able to go wherever they wanted?
Long Mo slowly approached him. His beautiful eyes were both chillingly cold and enchantingly charming. His voice was equally low and charming. "How can the Dragon Clan compare with you? To me, you are much more important than the Dragon Clan."
At this, Shu Yue felt goosebumps all over his body. His mouth twitched, and he even felt like committing suicide on the spot!
"Long Mo, can you stop disgusting me? Who are you trying to seduce with that charming smile!" To be honest, he was really trying hard to restrain his impulse to curse.
"You really don't like me that much." Long Mo looked very sad. His expression and eyes were completely different from the cold and domineering kingly aura he had in the morning.
Shu Yue rolled his eyes at the sky, hoping that the heavens would quickly take this man away and stop him from pestering him.
"Long Mo, I don't have time to waste with you now. You saved my life, and I'll repay you in the future."
As soon as these words were spoken, a peerlessly gorgeous face came closer again, and a warm breath blew on his face.