gnovel Chapter 34 Night Visit to the Korean Palace
Chapter 34 Night Visit to the Korean Palace
"can I ask you something?"
"ask."
"If..." Zi Nu looked at him, "If one day I need your help, will you help me?"
"Yes." Xia Bing answered without hesitation. "No matter when, as long as you can come to me, I will help you."
Why?
"Because you're my friend." Xia Bing smiled, "Although you might not want to just be friends."
Zi Nu paused for a moment, then laughed.
"You really do see through everything."
"Of course," Xia Bing laughed. "I'm not stupid."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
The atmosphere was much more relaxed than before.
……
After a while, Zi Nu stood up.
"It's getting late, I should go."
"I send you."
"No need," Zi Nu waved her hand. "I can go back by myself."
She walked to the door and suddenly stopped.
"Xia Bing."
"Um?"
"Thank you... for listening to me."
"You're welcome." Xia Bing smiled. "From now on, just say what you want to say; don't hold back."
"Alright." Zi Nu turned around, glanced at him, and said, "Then I'll be going."
"Be careful on the road."
"Don't worry, not many people in Xinzheng City dare to mess with me."
Xia Bing smiled.
"Too."
Zi Nu turned and left.
Her silhouette appeared somewhat lonely in the moonlight.
Xia Bing watched her retreating figure and suddenly sighed.
"Purple Maiden..."
He knew that Zi Nu's feelings for him were not something that had developed overnight.
She had been observing him since their first meeting.
He had already noticed it by then.
I never expected her to fall so deeply in love.
"Really..." Xia Bing smiled wryly, "a troublesome woman."
He shook his head and turned to walk into the house.
……
Go back inside.
Jingni and Xue Nu were still awake.
"You're back?" Jingni asked.
"Yes." Xia Bing nodded. "Zi Nu is gone."
"What were you talking about?"
"It's nothing," Xia Bing sat down on the edge of the bed. "We just... chatted."
"Chatting?" The snow woman looked at him. "Just chatting?"
"What, you don't believe me?"
"I believe you," said the Snow Maiden. "It's just that I feel... Purple Maiden's feelings for you are more than just friendship."
"I know," Xia Bing sighed, "but there's nothing I can do."
"What can't be done?"
"I can't...accept her." Xia Bing smiled bitterly. "I already have enough women around me."
Jingni and Xue Nu exchanged a glance but neither spoke.
"Okay, don't think too much about it." Xia Bing lay down. "Go to sleep."
"Um."
Jingni and Xue Nu also lay down.
The three of them squeezed onto a large bed, which was a bit cramped.
But the atmosphere was very warm.
"Xia Bing," Jing Ni suddenly spoke.
"Um?"
"Do you think... Zi Nu will keep waiting?"
Xia Bing fell silent.
"I don't know," he said. "I hope not."
Why?
"Because waiting... is too painful."
Jingni didn't ask any more questions.
She knew Xia Bing was telling the truth.
Some waiting will never yield results.
……
(The night in Xinzheng City remains quiet.)
(But in some people's hearts, ripples have already begun to stir.)
the next day.
When Xia Bing woke up, she found that Yan Lingji was still there.
"Miss Yan Lingji?" He was somewhat surprised. "Why haven't you gone back yet?"
"I don't want to go back." Yan Lingji leaned against a pillar. "Zi Lan Xuan is too boring."
"Boring?" Xia Bing raised an eyebrow. "Then you're not bored here?"
"Of course," Yan Lingji laughed. "Young Master Xia has many interesting people here."
"An interesting person?"
"Hmm." Yan Lingji's gaze swept across the courtyard. "Jing Ni, Xue Nu, Li Wu... none of them are simple."
"And you, Young Master Xia."
Xia Bing smiled helplessly.
"Looks like this place has become a shelter."
"Take in what?" Yan Lingji blinked and asked, "Take in people like us who have nowhere else to go?"
"More or less."
Yan Lingji looked at him and suddenly smiled.
"Young Master Xia, you are truly a strange person."
"strangeness?"
"Hmm." Yan Lingji nodded. "Most men who see me try to take advantage of me."
"And you?"
"What's wrong with me?"
"You... don't seem to be very interested in me."
Xia Bing glanced at her.
"Does Miss Yan Ling Ji want to pique my interest?"
"No," Yan Lingji shook her head, "I was just curious."
"What are you curious about?"
"I'm curious if you're even a man," Yan Lingji laughed. "What man wouldn't be attracted to me?"
"Perhaps those men have poor taste," Xia Bing smiled, "or they lack self-control."
Yan Lingji was stunned for a moment.
"You mean...you're not interested in me?"
"I didn't say that," Xia Bing said. "I just said I have good self-control."
"Good self-control?" Yan Lingji leaned closer to him. "What if I take the initiative?"
Xia Bing looked at her.
Yan Lingji's face was inches away, her fiery red hair cascading over her shoulders, making her look exceptionally alluring.
Her eyes sparkled, as if flames were dancing within them.
"Miss Yan Lingji," Xia Bing suddenly spoke.
"Um?"
Do you want to know how I feel about you?
"Yes." Yan Lingji nodded. "Please speak."
Xia Bing remained silent for a while.
"To be honest, I'm... a little wary of you."
"Afraid?" Yan Lingji was somewhat surprised. "Afraid of what?"