The Husky and His White Cat Shizun - Chap 127

Chu Wanning did not ask, and Xue Zhengyong did not mention it either.

The Supremacy at the Peak of Life and Death drank a little too much. He was dizzy and could not speak properly.

He suddenly came closer and stared at Chu Wanning. “Chu Wanning, you’re not happy.”

“No.”

“You’re angry.”

“No.” Chu Wanning said.

“Who made you unhappy?”

Chu Wanning, “…”

Ask?

If he asked, he would feel much better. Maybe Mo Ran did not say that he would definitely come back tonight. Maybe he said that he would try his best to come back tonight, but Xue Zhengyong made a mistake when he repeated it, or Xue Zhengyong remembered it wrongly …

Chu Wanning looked outside the door. The night was dark.

The banquet was about to end, and the banquet was going to be cold.

On the first day he came out of seclusion, Mo Ran did not come back.

All the disciples at the Peak of Life and Death were there. Even those he did not know the names of, or even those he had never seen before, were there. He was the only one missing.

Without him, the banquet was incomplete.

There were so many crabmeat meatballs, osmanthus, lotus root, and pear blossom white fragrant snow wine, but it was not enough.

Chu Wanning closed his eyes. Suddenly, he heard a commotion in the distance, near the entrance of the Meng Po Lobby.

“Aiya —! Look! What’s that outside? ”

“What’s that in the sky!”

More and more people gathered around. Everyone in the house could hear the crackling noises and the thunderous booms of spring thunder.

People walked out of their houses and stood on the grass in front of Meng Po Hall. They raised their heads and looked at the fiery trees and silver flowers in the night sky. The river of stars shattered into little fireflies, blooming magnificently in the sky and fluttering down.

“Fireworks!” Those young disciples were beaming with joy. Their youthful faces were illuminated by the flickering firelight, and their eyes reflected the broken stars in the sky.

“It’s so beautiful. I’ve never seen such huge fireworks before, not even during the New Year.”

Chu Wanning also slowly walked out of the hall. He was not in a good mood. Even though Xue Zhengyong had prepared such a splendid fireworks festival, he was still unable to get rid of the heaviness in his heart even though he was grateful.

“Whoosh —”

A sharp whistle pierced the clouds and penetrated the moon.

He raised his head slightly, and a beam of golden-red flowing light shot into the sky like an arrow.

So pretty.

If that person was also here …

“Bang!”

When that dazzling star rose to the same height as the Wu Gou, it suddenly exploded. Millions of sparkling and translucent golden lights converged into a stream. Thus, the Milky Way lost its color and the Moon Palace lost its light.

The fireworks were like a tree of begonia, blowing down like snow, like the sparkling waves of a vast river. Chu Wanning slowly closed her eyes amidst the dazzling lights and lively atmosphere.

“Disciple Mo Ran congratulates Master for coming out of seclusion.”

Suddenly, someone spoke from behind him. Every word was clear and sharp.

Chu Wanning suddenly trembled, as if there was a thorn in his back, as if there was a charcoal fire in his throat. His heartbeat lost its speed, and his blood flowed freely. He couldn’t breathe, and suddenly turned his head —

Behind him stood a few disciples who had just walked out of the Meng Po Lobby. They were all looking at the sky in astonishment. Someone recited.

Gradually, there was more than one person reciting.

Everyone felt that it was a novelty. Those young disciples, male and female, stood alone or in groups of three or five. They all looked at the splendid night sky and recited this sentence.

Disciple Mo Ran.

Congratulates Master for coming out of seclusion.

Every word was gentle like the tide, like the ravings of a dream. Every sentence was firm like a boulder, like a thousand-catty mountain. Chu Wanning suddenly raised his head. The fireworks in the night sky flowed and flickered due to the spiritual power. They formed this sentence in such a splendid and huge formation.

The fireworks condensed into a grand tide that could be seen from hundreds of miles away. The colorful stars seemed to be separated by thousands of mountains and thousands of mountains, separated by the past, rushing towards him in this never-ending night. That person’s joy, sorrow, longing, and guilt also rushed towards him in this never-ending night.

He felt that he had suddenly become a driftwood in the sea. The seawater was him in the underworld, in front of the Ghost King Palace. When Mo Ran suddenly hugged him, his eyes were warm, passionate, and resolute.

He had nowhere to run.

His surroundings were filled with that person’s murmurs, that person’s laughter, that person’s deep feelings.

Chu Wanning didn’t want to care about what kind of deep feelings it was, whether it was the Master and disciple relationship or something else.

It was enough as long as there were feelings.

Mo Ran still didn’t make it back in time before the banquet ended.

Even if he traveled day and night, even if he didn’t stop, he still had a long way to go.

Fortunately, he still had the communication fireworks made by Xuanji Elder in his backpack. He was afraid that something would happen to him outside, so he used it in an emergency. It was a work of art. It could condense spiritual power to write on a piece of paper, put it in a scroll and ignite it. Then the written words would be released into a huge firework. Even if it was far away, it could still be seen at the peak of life and death.

This firework was very expensive and extremely difficult to make, but Mo Ran didn’t care at all. He only hoped that his Shizun wouldn’t be angry.

Even if it was thousands of mountains and tens of thousands of rivers, even if it was drowning.

He also wanted Chu Wanning to hear these words.

“Disciple Mo Ran congratulates Shizun on coming out of seclusion.”

Four hours later, the banquet ended. When he returned to the Red Lotus Pavilion, it was already late at night.

Chu Wanning smelled of alcohol and felt uncomfortable. He wanted to take a bath, but the weather had already turned cold. The lotus pond in the Red Lotus Pavilion was too cold. He took a bath yesterday and almost froze his body. He thought for a while, then went back to his room to get a change of clothes and a wooden basin. He then walked to the Wonderful Sound Pool.

The Wonderful Sound Pool was a bathhouse shared by the entire sect. He had only taken a bath here a few months ago when he had just arrived at the Peak of Life and Death.

It was already very late at this time. Not many people would take a bath here. Chu Wanning raised his hand and lifted the thin curtain of the bath. He walked in. Many places in the Peak of Life and Death had been renovated, but the Wonderful Sound Pool hadn’t. It was surrounded by high tiled walls. After entering the door, he first had to pass through a winding corridor with floating gauze curtains. When he reached the end, he saw six narrow wooden steps painted with tung oil.

Everyone who went to take a bath would take off their shoes and socks before walking down the wooden steps. Therefore, he only needed to take a look here to know how many people were in the pool.

When Chu Wanning took off his shoes and socks, he also paid attention. He found that there was only one pair of boots here. The boots were quite big and a bit dirty, but they were placed neatly in the corner. They weren’t thrown away randomly just because the place was empty.

Chu Wanning thought, ‘Who is it? Coming to take a bath this late … ‘

But he didn’t think too much about it. He hugged his small wooden basin and walked barefoot down the steps. He brushed aside the last curtain at the end of the walkway and went down to the courtyard.

The courtyard was filled with mist and rosy clouds. There was a huge hot spring here. Following the rise and fall of the terrain, it created an extremely wide waterfall, which gave off a muffled rumbling sound. Hazy steam and dense white smoke stretched out from the pool and floated into the air, spreading to every corner and every inch of space.

Because the mist was too thick, everything here was blurry. People had to be very close to each other in order to see each other’s faces clearly.

Chu Wanning walked on the smooth Yuhua stone path. He passed through the overlapping and heavy peach trees and arrived at the nearest bathhouse. There was a short rack carved out of bluestone, which was specifically used to store washing items. He placed his small wooden basin and robe on top of it. Then, he took off his clothes and slowly walked into the pool.

So warm.

He couldn’t help but sigh in satisfaction.

If it weren’t for the fact that he didn’t want to squeeze into the bathhouse with so many people and didn’t want to take a bath in the middle of the night every day, he really would find the Red Lotus Pavilion cold and simple.

After all, Xue Zhengyong was a meticulous and meticulous person. He was the one who oversaw the construction of the Wonderful Sound Pool. There were flowers by the pool, flourishing all year round. At the end of the pool was a waterfall for washing. If he got tired of soaking, he could lie down in a small wooden pavilion nearby and use the geothermal stone to press his meridians and acupoints.

Compared to the hasty bath he took yesterday at the Red Lotus Pavilion, this place was far too comfortable.

Chu Wanning forgot for a moment and felt somewhat happy. Seeing that there was no one around, he stretched out his slender body and swam straight to the waterfall.

“Splash!”

He had just floated out of the water and wiped his face. The faint smile on his face had not yet disappeared when he suddenly saw a man with his back to him, showering under the intense waterfall. The sound of the waterfall was so loud that even though Chu Wanning was so close, he didn’t hear the other person’s movements.

He was afraid that if he had floated up just a bit later and continued to swim forward, his fingertips would have touched that man’s legs.

Fortunately, he stopped at the edge of the cliff and got up, so he didn’t touch the other person. However, this distance was still somewhat rude. He was almost standing behind that man. The man was very tall, much taller than Chu Wanning. His skin was tanned to a honey-colored, appearing very wild. His shoulders were broad and straight, and his shoulder blades moved with the movement of his arms. They were like golden mountains, containing an unstoppable force.

His muscles weren’t exaggerated, but they were firm and well-proportioned. The water splashed against his body. Some of the water strands converged into streams on the wide open field, while others splashed in all directions. Some seemed to be infatuated with his body, willingly turning into a thin layer of water that covered his body, inseparable from him.

Chu Wanning was used to being cold, so when had he ever seen such a hot body? His ears immediately turned red, and he hurriedly turned around to leave.

However, whether it was because the bottom of the pool was too slippery or because his footsteps were unsteady, he actually staggered and fell into the pool, creating a large splash.

“Cough cough!!”

This time, Chu Wanning’s face turned red from embarrassment. Because of his panic, he choked on several mouthfuls of water. When he thought about how this water was the bathwater of that guy behind him, he became even more angry and disgusted. He couldn’t be bothered to remain calm, and hurriedly tried to stand up from the water.

He was the grand Elder Yu Heng, how could he —

Suddenly, a smooth, strong hand supported him, pulling the flustered and embarrassed Chu Wanning out of the rushing water. That man was clearly alarmed by his movements.

“Are you okay?”

The man grabbed his arm, his voice low and slow. The difference in height allowed the man to speak with his head lowered, and his breath brushed past Chu Wanning’s ears. “The stones here are very slippery, so be careful.”

Chu Wanning’s ears turned even redder. He could almost feel that the man’s chest was just behind him, just a foot away. Rise and fall, rise and fall. When he was down, he was soft-hearted and spared his life. When he was up, he was so hostile, almost sticking to his back.

Chu Wanning was ashamed and angry at the same time. When had he ever been in contact with someone like this?

Abruptly shaking off the man’s hand, Chu Wanning’s face was gloomy, but his gaze was evasive. “I’m fine.”

The sound of the waterfall was very loud, washing away Chu Wanning’s voice.

But for some reason, after hearing him speak, the man suddenly trembled, and his entire person froze. He slightly raised his hand, as if he wanted to say something, but didn’t have the courage to say it …

While he was hesitating, Chu Wanning had already walked a little further away. He stepped in, or rather, hid under the curtain of water that was boiling with excitement.