Martial Arts, the Little Master of the Ancient Tomb, Becomes Stronger When You Drink

97: Chapter 97 Was a stolen kiss received?Elsewhere.

Su Xuan was humming a tune, hands clasped behind his back, already nearing his room.

As he walked, Su Xuan couldn’t help but murmur with a smile, ”Quite soft~”

”What’s quite soft?”

Su Xuan had just reached his door and was about to open it when a familiar voice came from behind, startling him so much he nearly jumped.

Su Xuan turned around with difficulty, forcing a bitter smile. ”Master, when did you get here? Why didn’t you make a sound? You scared your disciple half to death!”

Looking at Su Xuan’s exaggerated reaction, Lin Chaoying narrowed her beautiful eyes.

This little disciple has a guilty conscience!

Without waiting for Su Xuan’s reaction, she stepped forward, leaned close to him, sniffed lightly, and then her gaze sharpened as she said coldly, ”Xuaner, were you just bullying Xiao Bai?”

Her icy tone seemed to drop the surrounding temperature by several degrees.

Causing Su Xuan’s face to twitch involuntarily.

”How would your disciple dare bully her?” Seeing that his Precious Master had no intention of letting him off, Su Xuan simply acted like a rogue, wrapping his arms around her, pushing the door open, and heading into the room.

”Still trying to deny it?! I can smell Xiao Bai’s scent on you!”

”Haha, Master, you must be joking. Your disciple was just coaxing Eer to sleep earlier. How could I have Sister Xiao Bai’s scent on me? Master, you must be tired lately. Let’s rest~”

”You... Ah! Rebellious Disciple, you’re too heavy...”

”Mmm...”

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The next afternoon, the group gathered as usual for breakfast.

Dongfang Bai kept her head bowed the entire time, scooping at the porridge in her bowl, not daring to make any other movements for fear of meeting Su Xuan’s gaze.

But though she didn’t dare interact with others, others weren’t planning on leaving her alone.

She saw that a steamed bun had somehow appeared in her plate.

Dongfang Bai paused slightly, lifting her delicate face to see Su Xuan holding a steamer basket of buns, distributing them to everyone one by one.

When it was Gongsun Lüe’s turn, Su Xuan added an extra one. ”You’re too small, kid! Eat more!”

”Thank you, Master~” Gongsun Lüe said sweetly, her pretty face flushed.

Su Xuan smiled without speaking, placing the last bun from the basket into Lin Chaoying’s bowl. ”Master, you were exhausted yesterday too. Have a bit more~”

The other women didn’t find anything unusual about this.

Lin Chaoying, however, didn’t see it that way. She glanced at Dongfang Bai’s flushed face beside her, her beautiful eyes shifting, lost in thought.

Soon, Dongfang Bai finished her breakfast. Just as she was thinking of an excuse to leave, she suddenly remembered something.

After wrestling with herself for a moment, she still said, ”Little Su, I want to talk to you about something.”

Su Xuan, who was peeling an egg, was slightly taken aback and looked at Dongfang Bai with some confusion.

Sister Xiao Bai actually dared to speak to him today? And in front of Master and the others?!

”Let’s go out...”

Before Dongfang Bai could finish, Lin Chaoying said calmly, ”Say it here.”

”Oh, okay.” Seeing that Lin Chaoying had spoken, Dongfang Bai didn’t dare object. After a pause, she said, ”Last night, I received news. The Hengshan Sect, whom Little Su told me to show mercy to earlier, has been captured by the Shaolin Temple...”

”The Hengshan Sect?” Mu Tingxue frowned slightly with her beautiful eyes. ”Isn’t that the little nun’s School?”

”That little nun Yi Lin?” Li Mochou chimed in from the side. ”Little Xuan, you’ve only met her for less than two days. Don’t tell me you’ve taken a fancy to her...”

Before Li Mochou could finish, noticing Su Xuan’s darkening expression, she swallowed the rest of her words.

Just as Su Xuan’s expression began to ease, a soft, sweet voice came from beside him, ”Big pervert~”

*Thump~*

”Ouch~” Gongsun Lüe, slow on the uptake, finally realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly hid in Mu Tingxue’s arms. ”Master, I was wrong. Don’t hit me~”

Su Xuan ’glared’ fiercely at Gongsun Lüe. ”No respect for your elders!”

Listening to their conversation, Dongfang Bai’s gaze shifted, and for some reason, she felt a pang of bitterness in her heart.

Especially when she looked at Su Xuan, she felt somewhat unhappy.

So the reason this scoundrel told her to show mercy was simply because there was a little nun in the Hengshan Sect that this bad seed liked!

Su Xuan naturally noticed Dongfang Bai’s gaze and couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.

Great, there’s definitely a misunderstanding!

Su Xuan turned his head and looked at his Master, ’pleading,’ ”Master~ How about letting your disciple go out and talk with Sister Xiao Bai?”

Lin Chaoying’s expression didn’t change in the slightest; she just gave a slight nod.

After the two left, Lin Chaoying also put down her chopsticks. ”I’m full. Xue’er, you all continue eating. I’m going out first.”

”Oh.” Mu Tingxue replied softly, feeling a bit strange inside.

What’s wrong with Young Miss?! Wasn’t she fine yesterday?!

Could she have been bullied by that Rebellious Disciple?!

Mu Tingxue quickly shook her head and placed the freshly peeled egg into Gongsun Lüe’s bowl.

It shouldn’t be. Although that silly boy is a flirt, he dotes on his own wife quite a bit.

Please don’t let anything go wrong. This Mother has been scheming in the dark for so long...

I’ve finally settled this brat’s lifelong matter. Please don’t let it get ruined...

Dongfang Bai and Su Xuan walked all the way to the pavilion where they drank last night before stopping.

Before Dongfang Bai could ask, Su Xuan stretched out a hand towards her. ”Give me the pouch!”

Dongfang Bai turned her head away, pretending to be aloof. ”No!”

Not to mention how important the pouch was to her, just based on how Su Xuan had bullied her, she couldn’t possibly hand it over.

”Give it to me!”

Su Xuan suddenly raised his voice, startling Dongfang Bai.

Dongfang Bai glanced at Su Xuan’s serious eyes, swallowed nervously in fear, and carefully took the pouch from her bosom.

The moment the pouch was out, Su Xuan snatched it away. ”Hey, you...”

Su Xuan paid no mind to Dongfang Bai’s reaction. Holding the pouch, he examined it for a moment and asked, ”You have more than one of these pouches, right?”

Though phrased as a question, Su Xuan’s tone was full of certainty.

Dongfang Bai was taken aback. ”I only have this one...”

”I’m not talking about the one on you.”

Dongfang Bai’s gaze shifted, and she looked at Su Xuan incredulously. ”You mean...”

Su Xuan nodded. ”I’ve seen a second one!”

As soon as Su Xuan finished speaking, Dongfang Bai suddenly stepped forward, tightly grabbing his shoulders. ”Where?”

Looking at Dongfang Bai’s urgent gaze, Su Xuan sighed and decided not to hide it from her. ”The Hengshan Sect...”

Hearing this, Dongfang Bai suddenly felt a strong urge to cry.

Finally found it?! Finally...

After a moment of excitement, Dongfang Bai sensed something amiss.

Little Su only saw her pouch last night. Why did he tell her to spare the Hengshan Sect the very first time they met...

How could Su Xuan not know what Dongfang Bai was thinking?

Seeing Dongfang Bai’s puzzled gaze, Su Xuan smiled. ”Want to know?”

”Yes.”

”Well, that goes back several months ago...”

Time passed minute by minute. Listening to Su Xuan’s account, Dongfang Bai’s expression shifted from confusion to bewilderment, and then grew increasingly puzzled. ”You mean you’ve been investigating me since several months ago?”

Su Xuan raised an eyebrow. ”What of it? My Precious Master went out for a while and suddenly gained a sister. Shouldn’t I investigate?”

”Now that we’ve met, it’s fine. But what if you were a bad woman and corrupted my Master?”

Seeing Dongfang Bai’s expression that seemed to say ’keep spinning your tales,’ Su Xuan immediately got annoyed. Irritated, he waved his hand. ”Believe it or not. I’ve seen that pouch anyway.”

Explain? Explain my foot!!

I should have just detained the Hengshan Sect back then and saved all this trouble.

Looking at Su Xuan sulking with his back to her, Dongfang Bai felt a warmth in her heart.

She believed that the other pouch was with the Hengshan Sect, but Su Xuan’s earlier reason was definitely false.

Having spent so much time with Su Xuan, she knew all his subtle tells when he lied.

Although she didn’t know why Su Xuan wasn’t telling her the truth, she knew he must have his own reasons.

If Little Su didn’t want to say, she wouldn’t press. At least Little Su’s concern for her had never been lacking...

Looking at this sulking bad boy, Dongfang Bai, thinking of something, was moved by an inexplicable impulse and patted Su Xuan’s shoulder.

Su Xuan turned back in confusion and suddenly felt a cool sensation on his lips.

By the time he came to his senses, there was no trace of Dongfang Bai in front of him...

Hmm... Stolen a kiss?

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