Chapter 82
Chapter 82
When Ye Piaoling saw this, her eyes nearly rolled right out of her head.
Was this something she was allowed to watch?
Smoke was practically rising from the top of Hua Wuhuang’s head.
He shot to his feet and punched Lu Yin in the face.
Lu Yin didn’t dodge. It was almost as if he were paying for the offense he’d just committed, deliberately taking the blow.
Hua Wuhuang had put a great deal of force behind it, and blood was already trickling from the corner of Lu Yin’s mouth.
Yet Lu Yin wasn’t the least bit angry.
He pressed his tongue against his injured cheek, then casually licked the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled calmly. “I only kissed you. Is there any need to get so furious?”
The veins at Hua Wuhuang’s temple bulged. He blurted out, “Because I’m-”
A man!!!
Lu Yin looked at him with amusement. “You’re what?”
“…”
Hua Wuhuang choked for a long moment, but in the end, he swallowed the rest of his words.
He wasn’t sure about Lu Yin.
He couldn’t reveal the truth.
Lu Yin said, “Go on. What are you?”
Hua Wuhuang snapped, “I’m your father!”
Lu Yin: “…”
Lu Yin burst into laughter. “If you obediently marry into my estate, forget wanting to be my father-even if you wanted to be my ancestor, I’d be more than willing.”
“…”
Hua Wuhuang said nothing. His thin lips pressed into a straight line as he desperately restrained the urge to go berserk.
Seeing that he was about to explode, Lu Yin laughed and said, “Let’s stop here for today. I need to return to my estate and prepare for the wedding. You should head back early too.”
With that, he left in high spirits, laughing all the way as if he’d won a great victory.
After Lu Yin left, Hua Wuhuang slowly sat back down, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot.
For a moment, Ye Piaoling had no idea how to comfort this dear bestie of hers.
Elder Lu was so wildly devoted to love that she had almost been unable to stop herself from shouting, “Get together! Get together!”
After a long silence, Hua Wuhuang said in an extremely low voice, “I really want to kill him…”
“Huahua,” Ye Piaoling suddenly asked, “tell me, if Elder Lu knew you were a man, would he definitely call off the engagement?”
Hua Wuhuang lifted his eyes.
“What do you mean by that? If he didn’t call it off, would he really go through the wedding rites with a man?”
Ye Piaoling said, “What if-I’m just saying, is there any possibility that even after he found out you were a man, he would still want to marry you…?”
“Impossible!”
Hua Wuhuang cut her off without the slightest hesitation and said with absolute certainty, “I know what you’re trying to say, but Lu Yin has no interest in men, and neither do I. If he learns my sex, he’ll definitely call off the engagement. But I’m afraid he won’t keep my secret for me.”
Ye Piaoling asked, “How do you know he doesn’t?”
Hua Wuhuang said, “He loves haunting the pleasure quarters, but he never visits establishments for men.”
Ye Piaoling thought for a moment and said, “I’ve also heard that Marquis Lu often goes to brothels to drink and listen to music, but he only enjoys the performances and never stays the night. And that’s only because he has no concubines or singing girls in his estate, so if he wants to hear music, he can only go to places like that… So although he behaves wantonly, his reputation is still spotless…”
Hua Wuhuang sneered. “What does that have to do with me? Stop speaking up for him!”
Hua Wuhuang said, “That man does whatever he pleases. The person he wants to marry is the Princess, the Number One Beauty of Dali. Once he discovers that his infatuation was misplaced, he’ll definitely take revenge by any means necessary. That’s also why I don’t dare tell him the truth.”
Seeing this, Ye Piaoling sighed.
Since Hua Wuhuang put it that way, she didn’t dare try to bend him any further…
If anyone was going to do the bending, Lu Yin could do it himself. Whether he could be bent or not would depend on Lu Yin’s mindset and abilities!
Hua Wuhuang said, “Bestie, do you still want to turn in your assignment?”
Ye Piaoling immediately nodded. “Yes!”
If she didn’t turn it in soon, her job cleaning the library might end up extended indefinitely…
Hua Wuhuang said, “If you want me to write your assignment, hurry up and think of someone who can stop my wedding!”
“This…”
Ye Piaoling frowned in thought.
Lu Yin’s parents had died long ago, so if they wanted to stop him from marrying, they couldn’t start with his family of origin. The Regent King did have that ability, but having that guy step forward in this matter clearly wasn’t very appropriate…
Ye Piaoling’s eyes suddenly lit up.
“I’ve got it! There’s one person whose word counts!”
“Who?”
“Our grandmaster, Gu Liuxian!”
Ye Piaoling said, “Grandmaster is Elder Lu’s master, so of course he has the right to interfere in his marriage! And now that we’re also cultivating in Tianwen Sect, judging by Grandmaster’s previous attitude, he doesn’t want the two of you openly having a teacher-student romance in the sect either. As long as we go beg him, he’ll definitely help!”
Hua Wuhuang came to a realization. “That makes sense… Then I’ll go find him right now!”
Ye Piaoling said, “I’m going too! I just happen to want to beg him to pardon me from my punishment of sweeping the building. Heh heh, heh.”
Gu Liuxian lived in Tianwen Sect.
The two of them arrived at their grandmaster’s residence. Inside the meditation room, the old headmaster was sitting upright on a cushion, cultivating.
“Disciples pay respects to Grandmaster.”
Ye Piaoling and Hua Wuhuang knelt down and respectfully performed a bow.
Gu Liuxian opened his eyes. “It’s you two?”
His gaze swept over them.
He had always had a good impression of Hua Wuhuang. Although the child occasionally made mistakes, he was publicly acknowledged as a top student, and his temperament was aloof, steady, and reliable.
As for Ye Piaoling, words could hardly describe it…
A problem student. Every time he saw her, she made him furious enough to choke.
Gu Liuxian didn’t want to pay her any attention now, so he deliberately ignored her and only looked at Hua Wuhuang. “What is it?”
Kneeling on the floor, Hua Wuhuang said solemnly, “Disciple has encountered a difficult matter and begs Grandmaster to uphold justice.”