Chapter 109: 93 Visiting (Second Update)

After fetching water, Xiao Liulang came back home to find Gu Jiao sitting in the living room waiting for him.

Gu Jiao said, “Principal Li was here just now.”

Xiao Liulang carried the water to the backyard and poured it into the tank, “Mm, I ran into him at the village gate.”

Gu Jiao came to the back door of the living room and leaned lightly against the door, “Aren’t you going to ask what he said to me?”

“What did he say?” Xiao Liulang asked casually.

Gu Jiao said nonchalantly, “He said you have a mistress in the Capital City.”

“Gah!” Xiao Liulang nearly choked!

“Don’t you?”

“No.”

“No what?”

“No mistress!”

It’s not that he didn’t go to the Capital City, but that he didn’t have a mistress.

Gu Jiao raised her eyebrows slightly, “Oh, most people’s first reaction to that statement would be ‘I’ve never even been to the Capital City, how could I have a mistress there?’ All you denied was the latter part. So, you’ve been to the Capital City?”

Xiao Liulang replied calmly, “What if I have?”

Gu Jiao asked, “How did you get the pass to the Capital City?”

The Capital City is the capital of Zhan Country, where all the most noble people in Zhan Country live. Its defenses are very strict, and ordinary people simply cannot get a pass.

A commoner like Xiao Liulang could only get in if he won an official examination, otherwise, he would have no chance of entering the Capital City.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“What about you?” Instead of directly answering Gu Jiao’s question, Xiao Liulang deflected the topic back onto her, “What about that box of yours?”

Gu Jiao’s pupils shrank.

Good going.

He’s learned to use her secrets to shut her up, has he?

Leaning on his crutch, Xiao Liulang moved step by step towards her, stopping less than a half-step in front of her, “Tell me where that box of yours came from, and I’ll tell you… how I got the pass to the Capital City.”

This was the first time he’d been this close to Gu Jiao, his breath falling on top of her head.

Only then did Gu Jiao realize he had grown taller.

She could feel the youthful aura emanating from him, clear and pure, but more than that, he was slowly maturing into a true man.

His aura was cold and dangerous, like a beast baring its fangs!

Gu Jiao blinked, suddenly pointing her little finger, and poked his chest.

Xiao Liulang: “…”

“Ah– I didn’t do it on purpose!”

Xue Ningxiang, who had just arrived at the door, covered her face and acted like she hadn’t seen a thing!

The posture of Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao was indeed a bit too intimate. At first glance, it seemed as if Xiao Liulang had her pressed against the wall, about to do something improper to her.

Nice touch.

Gu Jiao poked again.

Xiao Liulang: “…!!”

His chest was filled with the soft touch of her fingertip, all sense of his dangerous aura gone as he blushed and retreated back into the house.

Xue Ningxiang muttered in amazement, “Ah… it’s the first time I’ve seen Xiao Liulang like this.”

“Is something the matter?” Gu Jiao breezed over.

Xue Ningxiang’s gaze suddenly landed on her face. It was clear who’d been caught in an intimate moment by an outsider. Why was Xiao Liulang the one blushing and not this girl? Had something gone wrong?

“Um… that.”

However, Xue Ningxiang didn’t forget the important thing. She handed Gu Jiao a metal plate she was holding, “This, for you.”

“For me?” Gu Jiao took it and found it was a metal plate made of bronze. There were no words on the plate, only a strange symbol.

“Yes!” Xue Ningxiang nodded, somewhat embarrassed, “This was found where Xiao Liulang first fainted. You were carrying him back at the time and didn’t realize this was left in the grass. I secretly hid it, considering selling it at the Marketplace. But my mother-in-law said it wasn’t gold or silver and wouldn’t sell for much, so I set it aside. If it weren’t for today…”

Xue Ningxiang awkwardly skipped over the part about her pillow being shaken by her husky son, “The thing just fell out from underneath my pillow, I had almost forgotten about it.”

A year ago, when Xiao Liulang fainted at the village gate, it was Xue Ningxiang and Gu Jiao who found him.

Xue Ningxiang went to get help from the villagers, while Gu Jiao carried him back home. By the time Xue Ningxiang arrived with the others, Xiao Liulang was already long gone. However, Xue Ningxiang discovered a heavy plate left behind in the grass.

Xue Ningxiang said, “I’m not sure if it’s Xiao Liulang’s, why don’t you ask him?”

Gu Jiao suddenly remembered something.

On her first day after crossing over, Xiao Liulang was sneaking around her room looking for something. Was he actually looking for this?