After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master-Chapter 130 - Hmm

Chapter 130: Hmm

Jiang Huai rarely saw Chu Xianning truly angry.

When Chu Xianning occasionally harbored small grievances, she never showed anger, mostly just sulking. This manifested in not wanting to eat or not wanting to deal with him.

But this complete loss of composure, coming into the bath to grab his neck, was a first.

It turns out that even a goddess can get angry.

So Jiang Huai was slightly stunned for a moment, though his neck didn’t really hurt. Chu Xianning had been holding back while hitting him; if she had used her full strength, Jiang Huai didn’t know how many times he would have died.

“I was wrong,” Jiang Huai quickly apologized.

“You say that every time after you act like a scoundrel. When have you ever truly changed?!”

Chu Xianning took a deep breath, the water in the bath rippling around her. The clear water soaked her dress, clinging to her fair body.

“I... I will definitely change this time.”

“Do you think I’ve just met you today?”

Chu Xianning’s anger seemed to recede in an instant. She released her grip on Jiang Huai’s neck, her shoulders trembling slightly.

“You never learn your lesson, and you never remember your punishments. The more I indulge you, the bolder you get...”

“I really know I was wrong this time. Please, Master, give me a chance to change...”

Jiang Huai felt a bit panicked at heart. He had never seen Chu Xianning this angry before. In fact, he wasn’t even sure what she was angry about. Usually, when he occasionally acted shamelessly, Chu Xianning would lightly punish him, creating a perfect cycle. But tonight, Chu Xianning seemed especially strange. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have suddenly stuffed her foot into his mouth, fully aware of what that implied... It certainly wasn’t a reward, as she had clearly lost her reason just before.

“Master... are you still feeling a bit feverish?” Jiang Huai asked cautiously.

Chu Xianning was taken aback.

She suddenly came back to her senses.

She realized that she shouldn’t be so angry.

Jiang Huai acting shamelessly wasn’t new, and although she was reluctant to admit it, she had almost gotten used to his antics. There weren’t many times she was truly angry, but why did she suddenly flare up tonight? She had even stuffed her foot into his mouth...

Ugh, why would she reward him?!

“A little,” Chu Xianning replied subconsciously to Jiang Huai’s question.

“It seems that the Dragon Blood Elixir might also have the effect of making one’s emotions more irritable. Even Master’s good temper has been provoked to such anger...”

Jiang Huai mused, trying to change the subject. The next second, Chu Xianning’s leg kicked him.

“Would I be angry if you weren’t being despicable?”

“I was wrong.” Jiang Huai looked at her with a pitiful expression.

“I won’t dare to do it again.”

“I won’t believe a word of your promises anymore,” Chu Xianning scoffed.

“Then what should I do, Master... How about a punishment to relieve your anger? Do you want to spank me with a sword, or tie me up and beat me? I’m okay with either.”

Jiang Huai looked at Chu Xianning with a mix of grievance and eagerness to please, only to be kicked by her again the next second.

“Will those make you learn your lesson?!”

“Perhaps...” Jiang Huai even agreed with her.

Chu Xianning had punished him like this since he was young, but he really never learned his lesson. Mainly because Chu Xianning was tough in words but soft at heart. When she really did it, she couldn’t bear to be too harsh. It was at most a little pain that would be gone by the next day, never lasting into the second day.

Every time, it was just Jiang Huai pretending to be in pain to appease Chu Xianning.

“Then Master, think of a punishment for me... I can take it...”

Jiang Huai’s voice was as weak as it could be.

Chu Xianning stared at him for several seconds, then suddenly scoffed.

This was not good.

Jiang Huai rarely saw Chu Xianning laugh. A cold laugh he had seen a few times, but when Chu Xianning started to scoff, it meant that he had really made her laugh in anger, and he was in for a serious punishment.

Chu Xianning got up from the bath and returned to the outside. Her dress, soaked with water, clung tightly to her body, the water droplets on her collarbone glistening. Jiang Huai was momentarily stunned by the sight, but the next moment, Chu Xianning spoke.

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“Get up here.”

Jiang Huai obediently came out of the bath, and Chu Xianning glanced at him.

“Kneel down.”

A man’s knees are precious, but kneeling to one’s master is nothing.

Jiang Huai’s legs went soft, and he knelt down obediently. Chu Xianning gave him a sidelong glance.

“Lie down.”

Jiang Huai: ??

Chu Xianning raised her hand, and a Memory Stone floated in mid-air, recording everything in the bath. She lifted her chin slightly.

“Lie down properly.”

Jiang Huai lay down with a face of “reluctance,” and the next second, Chu Xianning came to his side and then sat on his back, saying indifferently.

“Crawl around. If you act shamelessly again, I will take this recorded Memory Stone to the Tianxuan Sect and project it, letting them see what their Jiang Huai Senior Brother looks like when he acts like a dog.”

“Master, isn’t this move self-destructive?” Jiang Huai asked.

“I don’t care,” Chu Xianning scoffed, “Is there a problem with a master disciplining her own disciple?”

Actually, Jiang Huai wanted to say he didn’t care either. His thick-skinned nature wasn’t new, but if he didn’t care, how could he appease Chu Xianning? So he looked “humiliated” and looked back at Chu Xianning.

“Does Master have to be so cruel?”

Chu Xianning looked at him indifferently.

“If you don’t act up again, there won’t be a day when you’ll be embarrassed again.”

“That’s true...”

So Jiang Huai reluctantly played the role of the little shameless dog.

Chu Xianning’s body suddenly trembled.

The heat in her body from the elixir gradually dissipated, and when she came back to her senses, she realized she was sitting on Jiang Huai’s back.

Wait, what had she done?

Chu Xianning touched her cheek with her hand, feeling the heat on her fingertips. She suddenly felt a bit flustered. What was going on? Why would she do such a ridiculous thing?

She had humiliated Jiang Huai... Wasn’t that a bit too much?

Chu Xianning got off Jiang Huai’s back, and he looked at her, puzzled. She lowered her head, trying to make her expression more serious.

“Alright... you can get up.”

“That’s it?” Jiang Huai was surprised.

Master was soft, and she smelled nice, hehe.

“...As long as you remember the lesson,” Chu Xianning said as she opened the Memory Stone, ending the recording.

The Memory Stone showed the scene where she had ridden on Jiang Huai’s back, making him crawl around the edge of the bath for a short time, just a dozen or so breaths. But she felt her heartbeat quicken.

Damn it... there was a big problem with that Dragon Blood Elixir.

She would never be so emotionally agitated or impulsive on a normal day.

“I remember the lesson...”

Jiang Huai stood up, now looking obedient, which made Chu Xianning even more reluctant to meet his gaze.

Had she really gone too far in humiliating him?

Chu Xianning looked at the Memory Stone again, silent for a moment.

“Are you sure you remember?”

“I remember!”

“Then the Memory Stone... I’ll destroy it. As long as you remember the lesson,” Chu Xianning said lightly.

Jiang Huai was taken aback at this moment, then spoke.

“There’s no need, Master... it’s good for you to keep it...”

Chu Xianning glanced at him, “Didn’t you remember the lesson?”

“I’m afraid I might do it again, you know, Master. I’m not good at anything else, just shameless. Sometimes I speak and act without thinking, and I might make a mistake in front of Master. Keeping this Memory Stone, maybe I’ll remember it next time I’m about to act shamelessly without thinking, and it might restrain me a bit?” Jiang Huai looked genuinely remorseful.

Chu Xianning thought about it seriously.

“That makes sense.”

She put away the Memory Stone and sat back down, but when she looked down, she suddenly realized her dress was still soaked. The water droplets were flowing from the hem to her legs, the dress clinging to her body, outlining her figure.

Jiang Huai’s gaze wasn’t directly on her, but the corner of his eye was clearly sneaking peeks at her.

Chu Xianning intended to dry the moisture with spiritual energy, but then she thought of how she had humiliated Jiang Huai earlier. He must still be resentful, so she hesitated for a moment. She dispersed the gathered spiritual energy, but after a few breaths, she gathered it again. Even if she felt guilty, she shouldn’t compensate the disobedient disciple like this... Chu Xianning felt annoyed for a moment.

For hundreds of years, she rarely hesitated over anything, but in recent years, she seemed to become more indecisive and conflicted. Chu Xianning was somewhat inexplicably annoyed.

Her annoyance wasn’t at Jiang Huai but at herself.

If she had always been so decisive, wouldn’t Jiang Huai have had no chance to test her limits?

Clearly, Jiang Huai was getting bolder because she indulged him.

Clearly, if she had been ruthless and heartless just once, she wouldn’t need to be conflicted anymore.

But every time she saw Jiang Huai’s pitiful eyes, she would remember him as a child... and her heart would inexplicably soften.

“Your Dragon Blood Elixir... seems a bit off,” Chu Xianning said slowly.

“It seems so. In addition to making the body feel hot, it also seems to make emotions more agitated?” Jiang Huai asked tentatively.

“It feels like it.”

“Is there anything else Master feels?”

“I don’t think so.”

“That’s good then. After all, the Dragon Blood Spirit Flower grows on the heart of a dragon corpse, and it’s reasonable for an elixir made with dragon blood to be a bit intense. As long as there are no other side effects, it should be fine. After all, Master only need to take it for nine more days.”

Chu Xianning nodded slightly, and after thinking seriously for a moment, her gaze fell on Jiang Huai’s face.

“I advise you to behave during these nine days.”

Jiang Huai subconsciously nodded, but the next moment, he suddenly realized something.

Did Chu Xianning’s words mean that after nine days he could continue to act shamelessly?

Wait, so she never really believed he would behave, and he himself probably never really believed it either.

So what was the point of the punishment and the promises just now? A shameful play between master and disciple?

Chu Xianning didn’t seem to realize the hidden meaning in her words, just looked at him again indifferently and got up.

“I’m going to rest.”

“Wait...” Jiang Huai called out to her.

Chu Xianning looked back, “What?”

“Just... Master isn’t angry anymore, so about the matter of the acupoint, I think it’s better to find some time to open it. There’s no rush, after all, it’s good for Master’s body. You don’t have to be angry with me about this...”

Jiang Huai scratched his head, this time his gaze was truly sincere.

Chu Xianning turned around and took a step or two before giving a very soft “Mhm” in response.