Chapter 96 – Close Relations.h.i.+p
Hexi hadn"t left Ouyang Manor for long when a carriage suddenly came from behind, rus.h.i.+ng to catch up, before finally stopping in her path.
A familiar snow white horse stood in front of her, kicking it"s front hoof as it snorted arrogantly with its nose.
The corner of Hexi"s mouth flattened and sure enough, soon the carriage"s curtain lifted, revealing Nangong Yu"s face which could turn all living things upside down.
"The distance from Yan Jing city to the remote suburbs is quite far, it would be better to let me send you Xi Er."
Hexi didn"t hesitate in refusing, "We"re not going in the same direction, it"s too troublesome!"
Nangong Yu slightly smiled as he leisurely spoke, "Who"s not going in the same direction? This King just happens to be going to Cang Mountain to attend to some business. Xi Er, if you"re not going to get in, then this King will just have to force you like last time."
Hexi felt the veins in her forehead pop, and eventually unable to resist a certain shameless man, she jumped onto the carriage with a cold face.
Before getting on though, she couldn"t help but glance towards the man driving the carriage.
Rather than seeing Qing Long, a refined looking gentleman wearing moon white brocade robes was sitting in the driver"s seat. Compared to Qing Long, this man"s facial features were far more outstanding, with sparkling eyes and a vivid and lively face. He and Qing Long were like polar opposites.
Noticing Hexi studying him, the man quickly hid his shock and displayed a carefree smile, saying, "h.e.l.lo, I"m one of Master"s personal servants, Bai Hu."
Hexi nodded to him without speaking, instead hopping straight into the carriage.
Bai Hu"s smile vanished as he murmured with astonishment, "My G.o.d, Master"s sweetheart is actually a man! A delicate youth on top of that, this news is really too much!"
Bai Hu"s heart longed to gossip about this news while he quickly drove the carriage forward, soon leaving behind Yan Jing city and arriving outside Hexi"s shabby courtyard.
After entering the carriage Hexi had decided not to provoke Nangong Yu, but unexpectedly, throughout the entire journey Nangong Yu hadn"t spoken to her once. It was as if she didn"t exist to him as he leaned on the soft cus.h.i.+ons, leisurely flipping through a dilapidated ancient book.
While on the contrary, Hexi"s heart was puzzled as she secretly glanced at him several times on the journey. Yet the entire time, up until the carriage stopped in front of her courtyard, Nangong Yu had completely ignored her, making her feel in a somewhat bad mood.
Lightly jumping off the carriage, Hexi was just about to walk into the courtyard when she turned her head and saw Nangong Yu, wearing a light reddish purple robe, exiting the carriage too. With his hands behind his back, he slowly walked over to her, his solemn att.i.tude clearly indicating that he wanted to follow her in entering the house.
Hexi"s eyebrows raised, "We"ve arrived at my courtyard and you"ve sent me home, so why are you following me?"
Nangong Yu laughed, his voice clear and pleasant to listen to, "Xi Er, with our relations.h.i.+p, how can this King pa.s.s your house without entering?"
Hexi gnashed her teeth, fiercely saying, "What relations.h.i.+p do I have with you?"
Nangong Yu"s figure suddenly flashed as he leaned closer to her, murmuring in her ear, "Don"t you know? The kind with skin touching skin, a close physical relations.h.i.+p where partners are deeply attached to each other, that kind of relations.h.i.+p. Xi Er, are you still unable to remember?"
Seeing Hexi starting to get angry, he slowly made something up on the spot, "Not to mention, I"ve been working hard in order to lift the seal on Xi Er"s dantian. Don"t tell me I can"t get compensation in advance?"
Heard the words about unsealing her dantian, Hexi"s expression suddenly froze as she no longer had the confidence to retort.
Chapter 97 – Spiritual Kitchen Expert
Unsealing her dantian to enhance her strength was her top priority at the moment. Unfortunately, it just so happens that besides Nangong Yu, there was no other person she could think of to help her.
Heard the commotion outside, Wet Nurse Chen rushed to greet her Young Miss, yet was shocked upon seeing Nangong Yu sticking very closely to Hexi.
A strong and n.o.ble aura could be felt from Nangong yu"s body, while his face was so handsome that it could stun and dazzle a woman. It was simply too oppressive!
"Mi-Young…Young Master, you"ve returned?" Wet Nurse Chen cautiously watched Nangong Yu, still struggling to catch her breath as she asked, "And this person is…?"
Hexi glanced at Nangong Yu and saw his indifferent expression. With his ice cold eyes, it was like he was an immortal, looking at ordinary people as if they were ants. His aura was one that was so imposing that it deterred people from coming close, and compared to his appearance when he was in front of her, it was like there was two different people.
When Nangong Yu was like this, it more resembled the legendary King of h.e.l.l who was known to be cold hearted, cruel, and capable of killing without remorse, right?
"This is…Young Master Yu, and his subordinate, Bai Hu." Hexi"s face was taut as she introduced them, reluctantly adding, "My circ.u.mstances nowadays is thanks to their help."
Wet Nurse Chen uttered a shocked exclamation, and suddenly her expression as she looked at Nangong Yu and Bai Hu was full of gratefulness and admiration.
Hexi had purposely spoken vaguely, letting Wet Nurse Chan mistakenly believe that Hexi was able to escape from Gluttonous House, and to now also be able to have such strong skills, due to Nangong Yu. This was her Miss"s saviour!
Suddenly, her instinctual fear of Nangong Yu was forgotten as she politely invited the two guests to enter the house. Even Hexi was thrown to the back of her mind.
"Young Master Yu, since you"ve come all this way to this small and remote courtyard, then it would be better if you could stay and have a meal. We don"t have much, but I can a.s.sure you that we have the most delicious spiritual foods in the entire Jin Ling city here! Young Master Yu, you must taste it!"
Following behind Nangong Yu, Bai Hu finally couldn"t help but laugh, "The most delicious spiritual food, hehe, which type of most delicious food in this Jin Ling city hasn"t my master yet tasted? Wet Nurse, isn"t your boast a little too big?"
Especially looking around at this small shabby courtyard where there is no spiritual power fluctuations. This courtyard also didn"t have a protection spell, how could they have enough crystal stones to build an expensive spiritual kitchen?
When Wet Nurse Chen heard this she didn"t feel the slightest bit humiliated or angry, instead, she proudly turned her head to look at Hexi"s cold face, then mysteriously said, "Young Master Yu and Young Master Bai Hu wouldn"t know, but our family"s Young Master is a spiritual kitchen expert. I even dare to say that the delicious food she can make can"t be matched by the top chef from the Intoxicated Immortal restaurant."
Bai Hu"s face still showed ridicule as he didn"t believe her in the slightest.
However, Nangong Yu raised his brows in interest, and with a smirk, he looked over at Hexi, "Why didn"t this King know that Xi Er also had this kind of skill?"
Hexi"s expression didn"t change as she lightly said, "Wet Nurse Chen only selfishly said nonsense, don"t believe it."
"How can it be nonsense!" Wet Nurse Chen said anxiously, "Mi-Young…Young Master, anyone in this courtyard who"s eaten your cooking has highly praised it! If this old slave has lied, then let heaven"s thunder strike me!"
"If you say it like that, then I must definitely taste it." Said Nangong Yu as he lightly smiled.
In Hexi"s heart she really wanted to be able seal Wet Nurse Chen"s mouth, but without the chance she could only gnash her teeth and say, "We don"t have enough fresh ingredients in this courtyard, let"s try it another day."
This wasn"t a lie, because although the courtyard stored many foods, most of it was low rank spiritual beast meat used to prepare food for Xi Jia and the others. Xi Jia and the other"s bodies were way down on the cultivation line, so their food didn"t require much spiritual energy at all, but if Nangong Yu were to consume this low rank spiritual beast"s meat, the effect would be the opposite of the desired result.