Chapter 1175: Chapter 643: Deadly Question (Quadruple Update)
Chen Yi returned to the courtyard, pushed open the door, and casually hung the lantern under the porch. The dim light swayed in the wind.
"Sigh..."
A faint sigh sounded unexpectedly behind him.
Chen Yi’s footsteps didn’t stop, and he walked straight to the stone table in the courtyard and sat down, pouring himself a cup of cold tea. He was long accustomed to Donggong Ruoshu’s ghostly appearances, not even bothering to turn his head for a look.
Donggong Ruoshu regretted that he missed her charming gaze. Then she thought, she was already charming enough—the fault clearly wasn’t hers.
"Does that pool really work?" Donggong Ruoshu floated out from the shadows, circling the stone table. Curious, she said, "I revealed such a big secret, and you feel nothing at all?"
She stopped in front of Chen Yi, leaned in closer, and examined his eyes carefully, as if trying to find the slightest clue.
Chen Yi leisurely sipped his cold tea and looked up, "No."
Donggong Ruoshu’s shoulders completely dropped, floating to the stone stool opposite him, appearing very dejected.
Seeing her like this, a faint trace of indescribable relief swept through Chen Yi’s heart, soon turning into deeper confusion.
This stupid girl... The noise she’s been making while wishing—the pool water surging, the runes flickering—clearly not ordinary. Why is there no response to this "seduction" wish? Is it the problem with the wish itself? Or perhaps it has already taken effect, only they don’t know?
Various thoughts floated through his mind. Even though Chen Yi had desires for this stupid girl, he ultimately didn’t have many affectionate feelings. She was too wise and foolish at the same time. If they really had a relationship, it would be her responsibility, and he’d accept it. Yet Donggong Ruoshu was a ghost, erasing even that slim possibility.
"Miss Donggong," Chen Yi put down the teacup and pondered slightly, "You’re so intent on seducing me, besides repaying the Empress Dowager’s favor, do you... also have your own agenda?"
If the stupid girl were to deny it, he could easily reject her.
Upon hearing his words, Donggong Ruoshu raised her head, her clear big eyes momentarily confused, then frankly nodded, "Yes, I do!"
Chen Yi blinked, eyebrows slightly raised, "Oh? What’s your agenda?"
"Because... it’s interesting." Donggong Ruoshu’s eyes suddenly lit up, her previous dejection wiped away. "Don’t you think? You’re interesting with Princess Xiang, you’re interesting with Princess Jing, you’re interesting with so many women."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yi was momentarily speechless, the words he had prepared stuck in his throat. He really couldn’t keep up with her train of thought, unsure of how to respond.
"It seems there’s no woman in the world you can’t get, so I thought, if you were seduced by me, wouldn’t it be more interesting?" Miss Donggong said matter-of-factly.
Looking at her naive yet stubborn look, the faint sense of helplessness in Chen Yi’s heart suddenly mixed with a trace of indescribable impulse.
He leaned slightly forward, with a hint of indistinct danger, and slowly asked:
"Miss Donggong, if... I’m saying if... If I really got seduced, wanting to... turn false play into real?"
The stupid girl’s eyes widened slightly, momentarily stuck.
"Turn false play into real?" She repeated those four words, her clear eyes filled with confusion and a hint of... cluelessness?
"Indeed, you should know even if you are a soul, Yin Weiyin has Divine Soul fusion methods. Turning false play into real isn’t difficult."
She tilted her head, seriously pondering for a good while, "Then I’d refuse you again."
"What if you couldn’t refuse?"
Miss Donggong blinked blankly.
"Miss Donggong, aren’t you afraid I’ll take it seriously?"
After a while, Miss Donggong seriously said, "Not afraid, I have Master’s Sword Intent within me, it’s in my soul."
Chen Yi lowered his gaze slightly, "Then why didn’t you use it when you got married?"
"Back then I was afraid of killing you with one sword strike, now I’m not afraid, I can only wound you."
Chen Yi had nothing to say for a moment, rather wanting to deal with this stupid girl who didn’t know her limits. But it’s hard to cook without rice—now that the stupid girl has become a soul, his magic is lacking, with few tricks to handle souls.
If she had a body, just seeing melon seeds would be enough to make her reconsider.
Tangling with this stupid girl is simply asking for unhappiness.
"Wash up and sleep, don’t bother me."
After saying this, he got up without looking at Donggong Ruoshu, who was still floating on the stone stool, and walked straight into the house.
After a simple wash, the cold water seemed to douse some of the anxiety in his heart. But somehow, because of the stupid girl’s words, a trace of nameless fire slightly ignited deep inside him. Chen Yi lay down with his clothes on, closed his eyes, and drove these thoughts out of his mind one by one.
Fatigue and mental exhaustion eventually prevailed. Before long, Chen Yi’s breathing became even and long, falling into sleep.
Moonlight streamed through the window lattice, casting cold light spots on the ground.
The room was silent.
Suddenly, a semi-transparent figure silently drifted out from the shadows. Donggong Ruoshu, waited for a long time, floated beside the bed, curiously observing the sleeping Chen Yi.
His brows slightly furrowed, even in dreams, he appeared unapproachable.
However,
"He’s so tsundere..."
She used to not understand, but now Donggong Ruoshu knew what "tsundere" meant—cold words at face value, yet he still prepared a midnight snack for her.
The mouth was cold, the yang energy was warm.
Miss Donggong’s gaze involuntarily moved downward.
Chen Yi wore loose sleep pants, and now, near his lower abdomen, the fabric clearly formed an undeniable tent-like bulge.
