---***---
They enjoyed hopping from one stall to another, buying some things that might be of good use to them and trying different kinds of dishes, they decided to go home but Heng Guiying noticed a familiar figure walking towards their direction, a tall man with a white mask covering the lower part of his face.
"I heard of a very good place. Let's go there." Without waiting for a reply, Heng Guiying grabbed Yu Zeng's hand and ran in the opposite direction followed by Wei Shun and Ai Jin.
Why are you holding his hand Guiying? You should be holding mine. Ai Jin glared at them.
They stopped in front of a house, the walls were made out of wood with a thatched roof. There were a few people around and it was located in the deeper part of the town surrounded by trees. There were two pieces of white cloth hanging near the front door, the gentle breeze of the wind made them looked like ghosts swaying in midair. The two windows were full of cobwebs and silhouettes of unknown creatures could be seen moving inside.
A haunted house? Yu Zeng took a deep breath.
"I already bought four passes, we can now go inside." Heng Guiying happily said and checked the surroundings. Good, we lost him.
"I'm scared." Ai Jin nervously said and held Heng Guiying's hand when they entered the place.
"Don't be scared Wei Shun, big brother is here." Yu Zeng held Wei Shun's hand tightly.
"..." Why is big brother's hand so cold?
Heng Guiying and Ai Jin were walking in front of Yu Zeng and Wei Shun when a piece of white cloth suddenly appeared in front of Ai Jin.
This is not scary at all. "Guiying! This is so scary." Ai Jin hugged Heng Guiying and tears escaped from her eyes.
"Just hold my hand, okay?" Heng Guiying said. No hugging, please. He turned around to looked at Yu Zeng who stopped to touch the white cloth on the wall.
Wow! How did it fly from here? Yu Zeng touched the piece of white cloth but a pair of bright red eyes from the hole in the wall suddenly looked at him. He took a step back and lost consciousness.
This feels so soft. Yu Zeng smiled and slowly opened his eyes. He saw a pair of ocean blue eyes looking down at him. He immediately stood up. He saw Heng Guiying looking at him with an angry expression on his face. They were outside of the haunted house and Ai Jin was sitting on a long bench.
Heroine, you shouldn't let my head lay on your lap. Look at the protagonist! He is glaring at me!!!
"I'm sorry for losing consciousness." Yu Zeng smiled nervously. But who carried me?
"I was really worried." Ai Jin held his hand, bit the bottom of her lips, and looked into his eyes.
Yu Zeng worriedly looked at Heng Guiying who was standing quietly next to Wei Shun.
"Thank you. I guess it's already late. We should be heading home now." Yu Zeng said.
Ai Jin let go of his hand and nodded.
The path to the base of the mountain was dark and full of trees. The moon was their only source of light, it cast some scary shadows shimmering through the trees. Yu Zeng kept looking at his surroundings and his heartbeat became faster. He took a deep breath and looked at Heng Guiying who was walking calmly next to Ai Jin.
"I will send you home." Heng Guiying said with a nonchalant expression.
Yu Zeng smiled. That's great! You really wasted a lot of chances to win the heart's heroine. Now, you can send her home. This is your chance, you don't have any rivals here.
Ai Jin's cheeks were tinted in red upon hearing what Heng Guiying had said. Finally his sweet side.
"Is it okay?" Ai Jin blinked her ocean blue eyes and couldn't hide the blush on her cheeks.
"Of course." Heng Guiying smiled. Why is she blushing?
"Thank you!" Ai Jin said happily and grabbed Heng Guiying's arm.
"Are you also going to send them home?" Heng Guiying asked while looking at Yu Zeng next to Ai Jin.
"Them?" Ai Jin looked at Heng Guiying questionably.
"Yes. I will send Yu Zeng and Wei Shun home." Heng Guiying said.
"..." Yu Zeng looked at Ai Jin who was looking at Heng Guiying.
"It's okay. You don't have to send us home Guiying." Yu Zeng said. "We will go ahead." Protagonist, you should be sending the heroine and not me.
"No, I will send you home." Heng Guiying sternly said, then he looked at Ai Jin. "Are you coming with us?"
Of course not!!! Ai Jin smiled. "I'm sorry, I need to be back now. Take care on your way."
"You too." Heng Guiying smiled.
Ai Jin couldn't believe what happened, she looked at the three figures walking away and couldn't help but frown.
Heng Guiying, Yu Zeng... no one can resist my beauty. Just watch out during the gathering at the Main sect. Especially you, Heng Guiying.
"Guiying, you should send her home. It's already late..." Yu Zeng tried to pull his hand from Guiying's grasp but he couldn't. This is really deviating from the plot of the original story.
"She is strong and can defend herself." Heng Guiying said. I want to make sure that you are safe.
"I'm also strong and I can defend myself!" Yu Zeng said. He suddenly heard some rustling sounds in the trees nearby. He tightened his hold in Guiying's hand. Guiying who was holding Yu Zeng's hand felt it getting colder.
"Yeah! I understand. You are strong." Heng Guiying said with a hint of sarcasm.
Yu Zeng glared at him and tried to pull his hand but he couldn't. He heard another sound, like something stepping on some dried leaves. The steps were at first faint then it became louder, like getting closer. Then something jumped in front of them that made the heart of Yu Zeng almost jumped out from his chest, he immediately closed his eyes and he heard laughter.
"You are really funny." Heng Guiying laughed.
Yu Zeng opened his eyes and saw a small feline with thick fur, he couldn't see its color. Its large glowing eyes looked at them and ran.
"You shouldn't be scared Wei Shun. It was just a cute animal." Yu Zeng smiled and put his other hand on Wei Shun's shoulder.
"..." I'm not scared big brother ah.
They walked for about half an hour before arriving in the East Sect.
"Thank you, big brothers! I had a great time" Wei Shun happily said and went to his room while Heng Guiying sent Yu Zeng to his room.
"Should I accompany you in going to the main sect the day after tomorrow?" Guiying asked.
"There's no need. Thank you for sending us home." Yu Zeng was about to close the door when Heng Guiying touched his face and looked into his eyes.
"Guiying, what are you---?" Yu Zeng took a step back, Heng Guiying lost his balance and his lips landed on Yu Zeng's cheek.
(...to be continued.)
---***---
... reviews are welcome! :)
Author's notes:
"I'm sorry for losing consciousness." Yu Zeng smiled nervously. But who carried me?
Author: Your prince charming??? 😁
※*※*※*※*※*※*※*※*※*※*※*※*※*※*※*※
"Guiying, what are you---?" Yu Zeng took a step back, Heng Guiying lost his balance and his lips landed on Yu Zeng's cheek.
Author: only on the cheek? 😯😮😱😳
Spoiler for the next chapter:
Although she was a good fire user, she still had some difficulty climbing the mountain. It was a sunny day and she kept on wiping the sweat on her forehead, she was trying to cross a large boulder when she slipped, she shut her eyes tightly and didn't expect to land on a broad chest and strong arms wrapped around her.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes... Thank you." When she opened her ocean blue eyes, she didn't expect to see the handsome man she met in town.
"Heng Guiying, why are you here?"
Comments (0)
See all