Chapter 135: Chapter 135: The Girl in Red
Bai Chaosi’s eyes held a soft, alluring gaze. His feigned weakness, combined with his natural aloofness, made him look both ethereal and sultry.
It was absolutely intoxicating.
Shen Yue was just about to speak.
Outside:
"female mother, something’s wrong!"
"Someone fainted, female mother!"
Shen Yue shot up from the bed in an instant.
She looked at Bai Chaosi, who was gripping her hand:
"Um, you just lie here. I’m going out to see what’s wrong."
The moment Shen Yue went out,
she saw Huang Ziyue collapsed on the ground.
The little ones were gathered around him, except for Sanbao, who stood a little farther away, his small face stern and his eyes coldly watching the man on the ground.
Shen Yue rushed over:
"What happened? Why did he faint?"
Dabao spoke up:
"I saw him about to help you put away the ingredients, female mother, but then he suddenly fainted."
"Yeah, yeah, Er Bao saw it too!"
Shen Yue glanced over and saw that the basket of sun-drying bamboo shoots had been moved under the eaves.
’I can’t believe this man, as cold as an iceberg, is actually so considerate. He knew I was about to put those things away, and even did it for me while I was inside treating Bai Chaosi.’
A wave of concern washed over her, and she shook him gently:
"Ice Block, wake up!"
"Ice Block!"
Huang Ziyue seemed to hear her voice and slowly opened his eyes.
Shen Yue quickly helped him sit up.
"How are you?"
’A man this strong, who didn’t even make a sound when he was so badly injured... how could he suddenly faint?’ She couldn’t help but worry.
Huang Ziyue looked at her.
"I’m fine."
Although his tone was as cold as ever, she could tell he was trying his best to soften it.
Seeing this, Shen Yue said:
"Let me help you up first. Let’s go inside so I can take a look at you!"
He nodded.
He slowly got to his feet.
But as he stood up, he met his son’s gaze.
Those eyes seemed to see through everything.
They seemed to be mocking his little act...
’It was as if he was saying, "None of your actions can escape the eyes of this Young Master."’
Huang Ziyue: "..."
’What have I done to deserve this?’
’What does it feel like to have your own son see through your little tricks, then stand by and watch your performance with cold disdain?’
’But the arrow was already on the bowstring; he had to let it fly.’
’If he hadn’t pretended to faint just now, who knows how that fox would have tried to seduce Shen Yue.’
’And he couldn’t just rush into the room and shout. That would make him, the future number one Beast Husband, seem petty, jealous, and undignified.’
Huang Ziyue steeled himself and stood up.
But as he turned, he was met by the gaze of Bai Chaosi, who was leaning against the doorway.
His eyes held a scrutinizing look.
Shen Yue was taken aback. She hadn’t expected Bai Chaosi to get dressed so quickly.
"He fainted. I need to go check on him."
Hearing this, Bai Chaosi’s gaze darkened.
"Then what about me?"
His voice was plaintive as he stared fixedly at Shen Yue.
Shen Yue remembered his naked appearance from just a moment ago and coughed.
"Aren’t you fine? Something’s wrong with him, so I need to check on him first."
Bai Chaosi glanced at Huang Ziyue.
"What’s wrong with him? He looks perfectly fine to me."
Hearing this, Shen Yue looked suspiciously at Huang Ziyue, who was leaning on her.
But to her surprise, the man’s face suddenly turned pale, and he began to cough violently.
She froze.
"Are you okay?"
Seeing that Huang Ziyue was really putting on a show, Bai Chaosi’s expression grew cool.
"What could possibly be wrong with him? He’s just faking it."
’He’s even better at faking it than I am.’
’I can’t believe this Flood Dragon has started playing tricks too!’
’He clearly copied my idea of feigning illness to deliberately ruin my moment.’
But just as Bai Chaosi finished speaking, Huang Ziyue coughed even more violently, and a trickle of blood even escaped the corner of his mouth.
Shen Yue was alarmed. "What’s wrong? Don’t get worked up."
She patted Huang Ziyue’s back and quickly looked at Bai Chaosi, who was blocking the way.
"Alright, stop messing around. Move."
Bai Chaosi: "I’m not messing around. He’s just faking it."
Shen Yue: "He’s coughing up blood. How could he be faking it?"
"Do you think everyone likes to feign illness as much as you do?"
Bai Chaosi was speechless.
At that moment, Huang Ziyue, who was leaning on Shen Yue, lifted his gaze to look at him.
Their eyes met.
There was a mutual understanding.
The man’s smug look seemed to say, ’So you’re allowed to pull a trick, but I’m not?’
’When it comes to feigning illness, I’m much more convincing than you.’
Bai Chaosi was so angry he wanted to slap him.
But he couldn’t act on it.
’After all, he was the one who used this trick first!’
He could only watch as Shen Yue helped Huang Ziyue into the room and closed the door.
Inside the room.
After helping Huang Ziyue to the side of the bed, Shen Yue’s expression dropped, and she sighed.
"Alright, you can stop pretending now."
Huang Ziyue, who had just sat down, stiffened.
He lifted his gaze to look at her.
Shen Yue met his gaze. She had already taken his pulse when he collapsed on the ground.
’His pulse was strong and steady—he could probably kill a bull with his bare hands.’
’His sudden coughing and the trickle of blood were just the result of him deliberately using his spiritual power to disrupt his own meridians.’
’The hand she had on his wrist could feel the changes within his body at all times.’
’The only reason she didn’t expose him in front of Bai Chaosi was that she was surprised to see someone as proud and ice-cold as Huang Ziyue resort to feigning illness and playing petty tricks.’
’At the very least, she had to let this hundred-year-old man save some face.’
’Besides, she had other intentions.’
Seeing that she had seen through him, Huang Ziyue immediately sat up straight, like a child who’d been caught doing something wrong.
He was momentarily embarrassed and vexed.
He didn’t even know what to say. Then, he decided to just face his mistake head-on.
"I’m sorry."
’Those two words again.’
’His ultimate move.’
"It won’t happen again."
Shen Yue watched him speak these two sentences with a tense expression.
She took a deep breath and looked at him.
"I’m not angry."
’Not angry?’
Huang Ziyue was a little confused.
’He thought her serious expression meant she was angry.’
Shen Yue looked at him, thought for a moment, and then asked:
"Have we... met before?"
"Or rather, when I was a child."
As soon as she said this,
Huang Ziyue froze for a second.
’Met? When she was a child?’
His pair of dark red eyes fixed on Shen Yue’s face, his expression gradually deepening, making his emotions unreadable.
It was as if he were pondering something.
Shen Yue watched his expression intently.
The reason she asked was that ever since hearing the sound of the Golden Bell that day, the same images had been flashing through her dreams every night as she slept.
She had originally thought they were just dreams, but when she woke up in the mornings, the images would connect into a coherent sequence, becoming clearer and clearer. Only then did she realize they weren’t dreams at all—they were clearly the original owner’s lost memories.
She spoke:
"Many years ago, did you ever go to the Gobi?"
Hearing this, Huang Ziyue’s brows furrowed.
The Gobi.
’Is she talking about that mysterious place in the Gobi from ten years ago?’
He spoke:
"Back then, I accidentally stumbled into a hidden part of the Gobi."
Hearing that, Shen Yue asked, "Did you happen to save a little girl there who was being hunted?"
Huang Ziyue was stunned. The memories came flooding back. He recalled being in the Gobi back then and seeing a group of people, completely covered from head to toe, chasing a girl in a red dress.
The girl was about six or seven years old, running barefoot on the ground.
It wasn’t until she ran closer that he realized she wasn’t wearing a red dress—her entire body was stained red with blood.
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