Chapter 184 Success
184 Success
The night sky was cold and gloomy, and sparkling snowflakes flickered in the light. When the girl leaned against the tree and smiled, a layer of gentle light seemed to linger around her, lighting up the surroundings.
Chu Yi’s gaze landed on the white jade plum blossom hairpin on Gu Yanfei’s bun. The two red plum blossoms at the end of the hairpin were bright red.
A faint smile appeared on his face. “Do you like it very much?” he asked in a low voice. He kept it on.
The question came out of nowhere.
!!
“Yes!” Gu Yanfei understood what he was asking. She laughed loudly and nodded calmly.
Her beautiful and flawless face was always filled with vitality. Her eyes were as bright as the brightest stars in the night sky, brightening his heart.
‘I’m glad she likes it!’ Chu Yi looked at her and his smile deepened, like a spring wind blowing through the snow and warming the air.
Gu Yanfei raised her hand and touched the hairpin in her bun. Her movements were gentle as she thought to herself, ‘Of course I like it. It’s all thanks to this hairpin. Otherwise, I would be in big trouble today!’
‘I would have to think of a way to find more antiques,’ Gu Yanfei thought to herself.
She leaned against the tree trunk and rested for a while before enjoying the cold wind. Gu Yanfei felt more comfortable, but the cold wind burrowed into her collar.
Her confrontation with Xia Houqing tonight had almost exhausted all her spiritual energy and energy. She needed to “recover”.
“I’m better. Let’s go.” Gu Yanfei held the tree trunk with one hand and tried to straighten up. “Let’s not wait anymore.”
Seeing that she was struggling to stand, Chu Yi subconsciously reached out his left hand to help her, but Gu Yanfei had already turned around, causing his hand to miss.
Even though her feet were unstable, Gu Yanfei still slowly walked forward, one step after another.
The evening wind fluttered her cloak, making her gait look even more unsteady, as if she were floating forward.
Chu Yi pursed his lips. Seeing that she had no intention of asking him to help, he withdrew his hand.
He walked beside her, silently holding an umbrella for her. He looked at her soft, exquisite side profile and the corners of her lips, which had always been slightly curved like a crescent moon, and thought to himself, ‘She seems very used to relying on herself.’
The two of them walked leisurely side by side.
Chu Yi’s attention was almost completely focused on the girl beside him.
They were very close. Occasionally their arms brushed against each other as they walked, their shoulders touching.
He could smell the quiet bamboo scent of her, picked up by the snow around her. It was clear and refreshing.
When they walked past the guest courtyard, Gu Yanfei suddenly stopped. She reached out and grabbed Chu Yi’s sleeve, shaking it gently.
Her other hand pointed ahead. She stood on tiptoe and whispered to him, “Look over there.”
“Huh?” Chu Yi was stunned. He looked down at the two fingers holding his sleeve and smiled.
Under the light, his eyes and lips were filled with a warm smile.
Gu Yanfei smiled slyly at him. Her bright smile was as gentle as the winter sun. She held up a finger with her left hand and counted.
“One, two, three.”
When she counted to three, she heard a crash on the flats ahead as a house in the guest wing collapsed.
The roof, together with the thick snow above, instantly collapsed. The ground below shook slightly, and several screams came from inside the house.
Countless snowflakes and dust floated in the air, forming a gray fog that covered the sky!
There was a large patch of gray snow and broken tiles on the ground inside the courtyard wall. It was a mess.
“…” Chu Yi raised his eyebrows without changing his expression.
He naturally remembered that Xia Houqing had walked towards this courtyard just now.
“A cloud-piercing arrow, a thousand troops come to meet each other!” Gu Yanfei smiled happily and patted Chu Yi’s shoulder in high spirits.
The girl’s carefree laughter echoed in the night wind.
It was naturally impossible for her to carry any cloud-piercing arrow with her. That red light was the effect of a talisman. It was drawn on the paper crane she had asked Juan Bi to give to Xia Houqing.
The talisman was not very useful. It was just a red firework.
However, the paper crane was indoors. Apart from the red light that soared into the sky, the roof would definitely be impacted and damaged.
It had just snowed, and the damaged roof was covered in thick snow. It was obvious that it would not last long…
Back then, her master always said that she liked to study some messy talismans.
If she had the chance to go back, she would definitely talk to her master.
Gu Yanfei raised her hand and touched it. The pinch marks on her neck still hurt a little, and she raised her chin proudly.