Chapter 2527 — Say Nothing to Anyone

The words were spoken without intent, but the listener took them to heart. Wei Zhao's thoughts drifted in an instant to the Ice Palace ten thousand miles away, and to Feng Xiaoxiao—his own dear little wife. He wondered whether she was living well now. It had been so long since he had heard any word of her that he truly missed her a little. If there was any chance, he would go to the Ice Palace himself to visit her!

But not yet. He still could not refine the Ice-Heart Jade-Bone Pill, that third-grade elixir. Even if he went, he guessed that the little Ice-Sugar girl would hardly give him a kind look. So Wei Zhao bottled up his determination: when he and Han Jingyi could work together to refine third-grade pills, when he became a Heaven-rank expert, then, and only then, would he swagger off to the Ice Palace and see whether that tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny little wife of his still counted as his.

Seeing the somewhat distracted look on Wei Zhao's face, Gu Mengyao could more or less guess what was on his mind—he must be thinking of Tang Yun—and could not help giving Xiaoshu a kick. "Don't talk nonsense. What did you have to bring that up for at a time like this?"

"Ah..." Xiaoshu was startled, but being clever she quickly worked out the reason, stuck out her tongue, and said to Wei Zhao, "It's all right, Arrow Brand Bro. Worst comes to worst, I'll find you another little wife. I think Han Jingyi's not bad—she'd pair up nicely with Sister Xinyan."

"..." Wei Zhao was speechless for a moment. How did that count as pairing up?

After drinking the potion, Wang Xinyan grew sleepy, her eyelids already doing battle with each other. Seeing her state, Wei Zhao smiled faintly and said, "Xinyan, why not go and rest? You've just taken your medicine, so a good sound sleep is just the thing. You'll be fine by tomorrow."

"Mm, all right." Wang Xinyan nodded obediently, stood up, and walked toward Wei Zhao's room.

The implication was self-evident. Wang Xinyan did not want to say it outright, but her actions had already revealed something of her heart. Coming here, she ought by rights to have slept with Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu—yet she had chosen to sleep in Wei Zhao's room.

Whether her motive was simply to help Wei Zhao cultivate or not, this behavior was enough to show that Wang Xinyan did in fact like Wei Zhao. Gu Mengyao could see it, Shen Yushu could see it, and Wei Zhao himself could see it.

But they all understood that Wang Xinyan might have some misgivings weighing on her heart. Wei Zhao was trying to help her untangle them, only he had not yet succeeded.

"Hurry up, Arrow Brand Bro, what are you waiting for?" Seeing that Wei Zhao had not followed her into the room, Shen Yushu immediately urged him on.

"Then... I'll go to bed first..." Wei Zhao said, a little embarrassed.

"Xiaoshu, I'm sleepy too. Let's go to bed as well." Gu Mengyao yawned, turned off the television, and said to Shen Yushu.

"But I'm not sleepy..." Shen Yushu's eyes were wide open and perfectly clear.

"Not sleepy?" Gu Mengyao pinched her.

"Ow..." Shen Yushu yelped in pain and said with a bitter face, "Now I'm even more awake..."

"And now?" Gu Mengyao pinched harder.

"Now... I'm sleepy, all right? I'm sleepy, I give in—look, I'm asleep..." Shen Yushu said, grimacing and baring her teeth.

"If you're sleepy, then go to sleep." Gu Mengyao dragged Shen Yushu upstairs.

Wei Zhao watched the two of them disappear, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, yet deeply grateful for the young lady's understanding. His going to sleep with Wang Xinyan now was mainly to strengthen his own power, and Gu Mengyao had shown herself thoroughly supportive of this.

When he returned to the room, however, Wei Zhao found that Wang Xinyan had already fallen asleep. Lying on the bed, a sweet smile on her delicate little face, she seemed utterly at ease and secure. Wei Zhao had not expected Wang Xinyan to fall into dreamland so defenselessly on his bed. It seemed she truly believed he would not do anything improper to her.

Wei Zhao did not waste any time either. Wang Xinyan had been so magnanimous—what did he have to be squeamish about? He got into bed, gathered Wang Xinyan into his arms, and set the second layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art circulating.

Wang Xinyan seemed to feel Wei Zhao's embrace; the corners of her mouth moved slightly, but she went on sleeping sweetly, and Wei Zhao let out a small breath of relief...

The night passed without a word. Wang Xinyan slept very well that night, from a little past six in the evening straight through until dawn—until past six the next morning before she opened her eyes. A full twelve hours of sleep! When Wang Xinyan woke, she found herself lying in Wei Zhao's arms. Though Wei Zhao had been very proper and had not touched any of her sensitive places, this embrace, so like that of lovers, still drew a faint sigh from Wang Xinyan's heart...

She had always wanted to keep her distance from Wei Zhao, yet yesterday she had been so moved that she ended up sleeping beside him! Last night her head had been spinning and she had not thought much about it, but now that she had woken up, Wang Xinyan could not help considering a great many things. If things went on developing like this with Wei Zhao, then... Wang Xinyan did not dare imagine further...

"You're awake?" Wei Zhao sensed Wang Xinyan stirring, returned from the jade-pendant space to reality, and asked.

"Mm..." Wang Xinyan nodded, wanting to struggle free of Wei Zhao's embrace. But the moment she moved, the little white rabbits on her chest accidentally brushed against the arm Wei Zhao had wrapped around her, and Wang Xinyan let out a little cry: "Ah..."

"Uh... I didn't mean to..." Wei Zhao froze for a moment, then said with a bitter smile.

"I'm not blaming you..." Wang Xinyan was even more embarrassed, but feeling that Wei Zhao's arm still showed no intention of letting go and was still pressed against her little white rabbits, she grew both ashamed and indignant: "Aren't you going to let go?"

"Uh... right, I forgot..." Wei Zhao released his arm with reluctance.

Wang Xinyan shot Wei Zhao an exasperated glare and snorted, "Give him an inch and he takes a mile!"

"I really didn't mean to. Besides, you were the one who moved..." Wei Zhao said, somewhat at a loss for words.

"Say no more!" Wang Xinyan's face grew even redder. She turned her head away, not daring to look at Wei Zhao again.

"All right, I won't say anything. Xinyan, thank you..." Wei Zhao said with sincere gratitude.

"It's nothing. If you hadn't taken care of me, I probably still wouldn't be well..." Recalling how Wei Zhao had busied himself brewing medicine for her yesterday, Wang Xinyan's heart warmed, and her earlier vexation with Wei Zhao eased a little. Still, after a moment's hesitation, she said, "But... about yesterday, don't tell anyone, all right?"

"Yesterday? What about yesterday?" Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback, not quite understanding what Wang Xinyan meant.

"It's... it's about the two of us sleeping together..." Wang Xinyan said, stammering.

"The two of us sleeping together?" Wei Zhao's mouth fell open. Wang Xinyan would have done better not to mention it—by mentioning it, she changed the whole nature of the thing. He had clearly been holding Wang Xinyan in his arms to cultivate; how had it turned into sleeping together? (To be continued)

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