Chapter 1107: Chapter 694: The Fall of the Jade_2
“I genuinely consider you a friend, and you’re calling a superficial drinking buddy? Don’t you think that’s a bit much?”
The young girl brushed his hand aside and cast him a cold glance:
“Always trying to take advantage of —hardly the behavior of a true friend.”
The handso boy, upon hearing this, dusted his sleeve with mild disdain and said:
“Have you ever seen getting cozy with anyone else? When I misbehave, I don’t stop at shoulders—I go straight for the hand-holding and waist-grabbing.”
As he spoke, his expression grew solemn, and he said earnestly:
“Enough of that. All your complaints boil down to one thing—you’re lonely. How about we find so excitent today? It might help you forget.”
“Excitent… do you want to sleep with ?”
“Ha? You?”
The handso boy’s eye twitched. He pointed to his own Immortal-like features, smirking as he scolded her:
“Good one, Li Junwu. Trying to take advantage of , are you?”
The girl’s fair face suddenly stiffened. Biting her silver teeth, her smile turned dangerous.
The handso boy cleared his throat lightly and quickly said:
“I ant we could find two or three unlucky people to ss with. Or, I could seduce so respected noblewon, and you could fool those sect scions. Together, we could toy with their feelings. How about it? Isn’t that what the little princes at Prince Jing Mansion do for fun?”
The delicate-featured boy cast a disdainful glare:
“Emulating those people who exploit commoners—is that entertaining?”
“Taking advantage of the common folk is, of course, aningless.”
The handso boy chuckled, leaning against the soft couch, glancing sideways at the girl beside him. Half-lidded eyes carried a nonchalant smile:
“What this young master seeks to exploit are the dignitaries and nobles, those born under imperial stars!”
“…”
The girl’s beautiful eyes widened slightly as she gazed at him, her heartbeat slowly quickening.
She felt a little moved.
After a mont of stillness, she said:
“Let’s drop it. I was just talking. This kind of thing invites trouble.”
“Relax. If anything happens, I’ll take responsibility.”
The handso boy patted his chest and gave a light snort: “That little Prince Jing fits the bill for an unlucky scapegoat. What do you think? Should we pay him a visit today?”
“Your elder brother will beat you up.”
“It’s fine. My second brother will shield .”
“Didn’t you once say your elder brother hung you both up together and beat you?”
“Uh… that…” The boy’s expression froze.
“Pfft… hahahaha…”
Clear, lodic laughter floated out from the window fra, drifting into the verdant forest beyond.
Watching the girl beside him laugh until tears stread from her beautiful face, the boy sighed softly and spoke warmly with a smile:
“You know, these thods only serve as temporary distractions. They don’t address the root of the problem. If you truly find life dull, I do have a suggestion for you.”
Having laughed enough, the girl wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and tilted her head in curiosity:
“What suggestion?”
“Fall in love with soone.”
“Huh?”
“If you find life boring, it’s probably because you have too much free ti on your hands. Your parents aren’t around, and you lack material worries. So find soone to love—it’ll give you sothing to do…”
“Pfft…”
The girl scoffed dismissively, tilting her head toward him: “You’re only fifteen, and yet you talk as if you’ve seen through all the affairs of the world.”
“Sixteen.”
“Sa difference.”
“Still more experienced than you.”
The boy began counting on his fingers, his eyes curving into a grin: “Since I beca self-aware, I’ve probably admired over ten girls by now.”
The girl curled her lips with disdain and muttered:
“Such a shaless philanderer—and you actually think that’s sothing to be proud of?”
The boy gave her a strange look and asked:
“Don’t tell that in all your years, you’ve only admired one person?”
The girl fell silent.
The boy was stunned: “It’s true?”
“No.” The girl shook her head.
“What?”
“I said, I’ve never admired anyone.”
“….”
The boy stared at her for a long ti before a trace of pity appeared in his eyes: “I see.”
After a mont,
his eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked:
“Then do you like n or won?”
“Xu Changtian, do you have a death wish?”
The boy seed unfazed by her threat and responded matter-of-factly:
“We’ve been carousing together for so long. I’ve seen you turn down paramours but readily engage with brothel folks, yet you won’t step into the chambers. And when Wang Cheng’en and the others tease you, you never refute them. So, I’m curious.”
“None of your business.”
“I’m just trying to help you find soone! How can I pick if I don’t know if you like n or won?”
“….”
The girl turned her face away, refusing to look at him.
The boy didn’t press the matter further:
“Junwu, falling in love is really an interesting experience. If you feel lonely, just love soone for fun. When you’ve found soone, let know.”
She glanced back at him and snorted:
“What does my search for a husband have to do with you?”
Xu Yuan turned his gaze to her, corner of his lips curving into a playful smile:
“Of course, so I can help you kidnap them.”
“I don’t need your help.”
“You’ve never loved anyone; you don’t know the pain of unrequited love. Don’t be so quick to dismiss the idea. If you ask, I can kidnap anyone for you—even princes and princesses—and deliver them to your bed.”
“I said no, and I an it.”
“Suit yourself. But still, try falling in love for once.”
“Why do you keep pestering about this?”
“Because I’ve finally found soone as rotten as I am. I don’t want you to die.”
The boy folded his hands behind his head and stared at the intricately carved ceiling beams, speaking with a faint smile:
“Once you have soone you truly care about, life will naturally beco interesting. In any situation, you’ll find a reason to keep going.”
“When you have soone important, you won’t have thoughts of ending it, like you did just now.”
Li Junwu hesitated for a mont and asked:
“… Is that true?”
“Why would I lie to you?”
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It turned out he had lied to her…
Suspended in the void, Li Junwu gazed lightly at the endless stars above the Sky Do.
Beneath her, in the giant crater, a long halberd pierced through a woman’s skull, extinguishing all traces of life.
Lady Wen was gone.
After leaving behind the body of a Saint, she had retreated with the Qilin Wolf, leaving behind only the ruined, war-scourged Zhenxi Prefecture City at her feet.
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