All The Female Disciples Want To Kill Me-Chapter 465 - 279: I’m wondering, why is my disciple so good-looking. _1
The stars and moon gradually sank lower, swaying the willow branches, which cast flickering, cool shadows.
Su Beitong and Ji Nanjue analyzed for a while before looking up at the sky.
Only then did Su Bei realize that the three of them had been tracking the pair’s traces for quite some time; before they knew it, the hour had grown late.
Nan Ji, of course, had no issues, having long since reached the Fasting Realm, but Li Zijun must have been hungry for a while.
With that thought, he looked in her direction.
Li Zijun stood quietly under the dense pagoda tree, two strands of neatly braided hair hanging in front of her chest, her hands clasped behind her back, her eyes shimmering with light, lost in thought.
The moon, lying lazily in the sky, was like fragments of broken jade spilling down, casting dappled shadows that fell upon her dress.
A beauty under the moon, a lovely and ethereal soul.
"Master..."
While Li Zijun earnestly listened to the analysis of Su Beitong and the Eastern Emperor, seizing the chance to let her mind wander, she suddenly noticed their voices had stopped and looked up, a little confused.
Her gaze met Su Bei’s.
Under the moonlight, his white hair cascaded down, and he wore a white robe embroidered with begonia flowers.
This visage still stirred her soul. Yet, towards the him of now, Li Zijun felt a strange aversion in her heart. Her dainty hands lightly toyed with her dress as she tilted her small chin up, her eyelashes quivering. Biting her lip, she asked, "Master, is there something on Zi Jun’s face?"
The moon, held in the sky’s embrace, still cast a few stealthy beams into her eyes. Her limpid eyes, like something from a painting, held a touch of shyness.
Su Bei smiled, then stepped beside her. In response to her puzzled look, he said softly, "You must be hungry."
Li Zijun was about to say she wasn’t hungry, but her stomach growled right on cue, and she nodded, somewhat embarrassed.
"I was so focused on other things that I forgot about you for a moment," Su Bei said, patting her head. "Sorry..." He then reached out his hand to her. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
The hem of his white robe fluttered in the night breeze, and the Sword Box on his back swayed gently in rhythm with his slow steps.
Li Zijun paused, her eyes blinking, and instinctively grabbed his large hand.
"What would you like to eat?" Su Bei crouched down, smiling gently at her. "I’ve noticed you haven’t seemed yourself these past few days. Can you tell your master about it?"
...
Noticing Su Bei’s gaze fixed on her chest, where her braids lay, Li Zijun’s delicate face suddenly blushed. She bit her lower lip and, feeling a little flustered, glanced towards Ji Nanjue.
Ji Nanjue, however, was not looking their way as Li Zijun had imagined; rather, her brow remained furrowed, likely still mulling over the problem.
Seeing this, Su Bei turned to Ji Nanjue and said, "Ji Baoer, go catch a couple of rabbits."
Ji Nanjue instinctively agreed and turned to leave, but then she suddenly realized what he had asked. Disbelief filled her eyes as she looked at Su Bei and questioned, "You want *me* to catch rabbits for *you*?"
Her phoenix eyes, carrying an inscrutable and profound meaning, swept over the two of them.
"Why don’t you go yourself?"
Su Bei felt a bit awkward but decided he should assert his authority. He cleared his throat pointedly and said with a calm facade, "If I tell you to go, then go. Are you going to disobey your husband now?"
Ji Nanjue’s eyes narrowed. She then nodded and said softly, "Fine. But don’t expect to come to my bed tonight."
...
Then, a faint smile playing on her lips, she turned and gracefully flew off, leaving Su Bei staring wide-eyed.
Ji Nanjue had also noticed the change in Li Zijun these past few days. She naturally understood that Su Bei wanted to speak with Li Zijun alone, and her banter with him was merely to ease Li Zijun’s embarrassment.
Their tacit understanding had long since deepened through the mingling of their yin and yang.
「Afterward.」
Only the two of them remained under the large pagoda tree.
Su Bei said nothing, simply watching Li Zijun.
Li Zijun could hardly bear the silence any longer. Blinking, she asked, "Master... what are you thinking about?"
Facing those gentle eyes, Su Bei instinctively replied, "I’m thinking about why my disciple is so beautiful."
He clapped a hand over his mouth. Oops, it seemed he misspoke.
Of course, it was an act.
Li Zijun’s cheeks flushed instantly. Her sparkling eyes narrowed into crescents, her lashes fluttering as she gazed at their two shadows under the cool light of the water-moon. Lost in some unknown thought, the corners of her mouth curved into a slight smile.
Perhaps I was overthinking it? she thought. Master is still Master, unchanged as ever.
Su Bei decisively held her small hand tighter and said tenderly, "Walk with your master for a while..."
Li Zijun knew, of course, that Su Bei had sent the Eastern Emperor away so he could speak with her privately.
Under this moonlight, it was the first time they had been truly alone together in this life. There was only each other, their eyes seeing nothing but the other person.
This was the kind of scene she had always yearned for.
The night breeze was slightly chilly. A delicate fragrance from the mountain woods wafted around them, very faint, light as down, almost imperceptible.
If one focused and savored it, the scent could soothe the mind and invigorate the spirit.
Su Bei wasn’t sure if the fragrance came from the wilderness or from the girl whose hand he held.
As if one had gathered a sleeve full of clouds.
The two of them walked hand in hand, neither speaking. Li Zijun actually had so much she wanted to tell him, but those words were destined to remain buried in her heart.
