He smiled gracefully, like a painting come to life. The curl of his lips revealed a touch of a man's unruly charm, while the tenderness in his eyes was so intense that if Shu Yao hadn't clung to his last shred of reason, he might have completely fallen into it.
He felt the hands on his waist tightening with all their might. The body pressed tightly against his own, along with the greed in those eyes, made him feel as if he were on the verge of collapse, about to be completely possessed and violated.
He was actually a bit scared, scared that Shu Yue might really do something outrageous to him here.
Shu Yue's intense possessiveness was beyond his control. He felt the danger approaching step by step.
"Shu Yue, can you control yourself a bit? Let's talk about it when we get back."
Shu Yue seemed to be deliberately teasing. He raised his sword-shaped eyebrows and said, "Oh? Can I understand that we can do that kind of thing when we get back?"
"You... What I meant was..." Shu Yao regretted it so much that he wanted to slap himself. He had just dug a pit for himself to jump into!
However, he didn't have a chance to explain. He saw this man say seriously, "Well, since that's the case, I'll follow Father's wishes. It's just..." His thin lips curled up, showing a wild and unruly charm. His face loomed closer in front of Shu Yao's eyes, looking extremely strange. "Father, you'd better hold back your cries then. It wouldn't be good to attract others."
"Shu Yue, don't make such jokes!" Shu Yao was really angry. His tone and eyes were no longer a gentle warning but had become sharp.
Shu Yue originally just wanted to tease his father, but he didn't expect to really anger him. So he immediately became serious and said, "Father, are you angry with me?"
Shu Yao just gave him a cold look and then ignored him indifferently.
"Father, don't ignore me. I just wanted to tease you. Why are you so easily angered..." He could endure Shu Yao's scolding and beating, but he couldn't bear Shu Yao's ignoring him.
For him, this was a double torture both physically and mentally. A cold war was undoubtedly the most deadly.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound not far away. It immediately made him tense up all over, and Shu Yao also trembled.
"Th-there's someone coming!" Shu Yao had nowhere to hide. He was so anxious and flustered that he angrily whispered, "Look at what you've done. What should we do now!"
"Father, don't worry. You hide in this corner first. I'll go and have a look. Remember, no matter what happens, don't make a sound."
"Then be careful."
"Don't worry, Father. Go and hide quickly." Shu Yue urged Shu Yao to hide in the corner beside the water rock, perfectly concealing his whole body.
After making sure that Shu Yao was safe, he stood up from the water and walked up carefully step by step.
He picked up his sword. His nerves were tense, and his sharp eyes stared directly at the rustling sound coming from the green forest as he got closer and closer.
Through the gaps in the leaves, he vaguely saw a pink color. Shu Yue's eyes darkened. He reached out his hand and pushed aside the leaves, roughly pulling the "uninvited guest" to the ground.
"Ah..." A soft female voice made him stop from unsheathing his sword.
Taking a closer look, he found that the gentle face was so familiar.
After his thoughts spun rapidly in his mind, he suddenly realized, "You, you're Kun Ling?"
"If you know it's me, why did you still pull me?" Kun Ling retorted angrily. She frowned and rubbed her elbow in pain. Obviously, that pull just now had hurt her.
Shu Yue quickly threw his sword aside and helped Kun Ling up. He was all thumbs. Then he scratched his head embarrassedly and apologized, "I'm really sorry, Kun Ling. I didn't mean to hurt you. I thought..."
"What did you think?"
"Ah, anyway, I'm really sorry. Are you hurt anywhere?"
"I'm fine." Kun Ling rubbed her still slightly painful elbow, but her eyes couldn't help but glance at the man with his strong, bare upper body.
Undoubtedly, from the moment she first saw Shu Yue, she felt that there was a kind of magic on this man that was extremely attractive. It wasn't just his extremely handsome face, but his masculine and virile charm, his straight and powerful body, wild and rough yet full of mature charm.
She had grown up in Kun Mountain. Although there were men around her all the time, none of them was as upright, strong, and handsome as Shu Yue.
Suddenly, she averted her eyes, and her cheeks turned as red as rosy clouds. She twisted the corner of her sleeve, trying her best to hide her shy expression.
Seeing such a shy and awkward look, Shu Yue suddenly realized that he was standing naked in front of a girl. He quickly picked up his robe on the ground and put it on neatly and quickly. Then he gave an embarrassed laugh.
"Um, Kun Ling, I'm just used to being rough. Don't mind."
Kun Ling just shook her head, but her face was still flushed. Her shy look with lowered eyebrows made everything around her pale in comparison. In her gentleness, there was a kind of innocent and green quality unique to a young girl in spring.
"Um, why did you come to this back mountain?" Shu Yue touched his nose and coughed lightly, breaking the suffocating and awkward atmosphere first.
Kun Ling came back to her senses. When she looked up and met those deep eyes, her ears turned red again. She just took out a blue book from her bosom and handed it to Shu Yue.
Shu Yue took a look at it, then took the book and flipped through it casually. "What's this?"
"I've seen you practicing hard these days. Although your swordsmanship has improved a lot, those books can only help you build a foundation at most. They can't be the ultimate goal of your swordsmanship."
"This Kun Mountain Sword Manual is a book I've treasured for many years. It's of no use to me here. Now I'm giving it to you. I hope it will be helpful to you."
"Give it to me?" Shu Yue flipped through this sword manual. The moves in it were flexible and changeable, unpredictable, and every move was fatal. It was really a good book!
But even so, he couldn't just accept it casually. He asked, "Since it's a book you've treasured for many years, why are you giving it to me? Maybe you'll need it?"
Hearing this, Kun Ling just smiled faintly. The curve of her smile was a bit pale. There were too many untold stories hidden in the bottom of her eyes, and her voice became softer. "If I needed it, I wouldn't be in Kun Mountain anymore, and I wouldn't be like this now."
"What?"
"Nothing. Anyway, from now on, you're the owner of this sword manual. I hope you can make good use of it." Then, as if thinking of something, she looked up again, but there was a faint ripple in her elegant expression that was not easy to detect. "Just remember, when you're practicing this sword manual, you should know when to stop. Don't be too reckless."
Shu Yue was confused. He asked, "Kun Ling, what do you mean?"
He saw that Kun Ling seemed to want to say something but held back. She remained calm as usual, except for a faint sense of depression that flashed in the bottom of her eyes.
"Don't ask so many questions. Just remember one thing. Although the sword has spiritual energy, it can also destroy everything at any time."
When she said the last sentence, Kun Ling's usually calm tone became a bit heavier. Then, she quickly regained her calm.