novelraw Chapter 344 331: Tonight, There Are a Few Too Many Beauties Hiding in Pei Yuhang's Room
Chapter 344 331: Tonight, There Are a Few Too Many Beauties Hiding in Pei Yuhang's Room
Ji Xichan stared at the Spirit Wine bottle on the table, her fingertips trembling slightly. The shadow at her feet seemed to come alive, silently creeping up the table leg and onto the tabletop.
Just as the swaying shadow, illuminated by the Moonlight, began to slowly crawl onto the bottle—
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—
The door was knocked again. Ji Xichan's pupils constricted, and the shadow on the bottle shot back in an instant.
Pei Yuhang, who was in the middle of looking for cups, froze when he heard the knock.
He walked to the door and asked softly, "Who is it?"
"Brother Pei, it's me~"
Lin Qianyan's voice drifted through the crack in the door, laced with a flirtatious and expectant tone.
Perhaps to avoid being discovered by Qing Yueqiu next door, the Jade Pool Saintess had deliberately lowered her voice. This feeling of sneaking over to find Pei Yuhang only made her more excited.
When Ji Xichan heard Lin Qianyan's voice, perhaps out of guilt, her heart began to pound uncontrollably. She was terrified of being caught by her.
She glanced around in a panic, her eyes finally landing on a folding screen in the corner of the room.
Without a second thought, Ji Xichan hurried behind the screen and gingerly stepped into the wooden bathing tub.
"..."
Watching Ji Xichan hide like a mistress afraid of being caught, Pei Yuhang couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. His mouth twitched. He was utterly speechless.
'Why are you running?! It's not like we were doing anything illicit. This is making me look suspicious, too...'
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—
Just then, the knocking came again, more urgent this time.
"Brother Pei, hurry and open up!"
Perhaps because Pei Yuhang was taking too long to answer, Lin Qianyan's voice now held a trace of anxiety, bordering on impatience.
Urged on by Lin Qianyan again, Pei Yuhang had no time to spare for the baffling Ji Xichan and could only open the door.
At that moment, Ji Xichan secretly sent him a voice transmission:
Peng Sword Immortal, don't tell Lin Qianyan I'm here! I have a Magical Treasure that conceals my aura, so she won't be able to detect me. Get rid of her quickly... so we can continue drinking.
'Who do you think you are? I'm supposed to send Qianqian away just to drink with you?'
Pei Yuhang was truly speechless at how presumptuous Ji Xichan was.
'When I get back, I have to make Chen Tiansheng drill some sense into Ji Xichan!'
'She only ever focuses on her Cultivation and never uses her brain. It's turned her into this scheming woman who's full of petty tricks.'
'I don't know how Chen Tiansheng taught his disciple, but she's nothing like my well-taught Yueqiu!'
Pei Yuhang grumbled internally, then pushed all thoughts of Ji Xichan aside.
He turned his attention to his childhood-sweetheart fiancée, who was now slipping into the room through the crack in the door like a thief, and asked with some confusion:
"Qianqian, what are you doing here?"
Lin Qianyan blinked, a shy blush rising to her cheeks as she whispered:
"I… I missed you, so I came over to see you."
As she spoke, her beautiful eyes fell on the Spirit Wine on the table, and they lit up.
"Oh, Brother Pei, I didn't know you enjoyed a drink at night. Qianqian likes a little nightcap before bed, too. Honestly, you should have invited me~"
Without a moment's hesitation, Lin Qianyan sat down in the seat Ji Xichan had just vacated. With a wave of her sleeve, she produced a fine set of cups and placed them on the table.
She shifted her bottom, clad in white silk, and noticed the chair was still warm.
'Brother Pei must have been sitting here just now~'
Lin Qianyan didn't think much of it. She filled a cup for Pei Yuhang and handed it to him.
"Here, Brother Pei, let's drink~"
Pei Yuhang took the cup from Lin Qianyan and downed it in one go.
Just then, Ji Xichan's insistent voice echoed in his Sea of Consciousness again.
Peng Sword Immortal, stop drinking with her! You promised you were drinking with me tonight! Get rid of Lin Qianyan, now!
Pei Yuhang rolled his eyes and simply blocked out Ji Xichan's incessant chatter.
'Qianqian and I have been a couple for decades. What does Ji Xichan have to do with me?'
'Sending my own wife away to drink with you? In your dreams!'
Pei Yuhang promptly sat down and began to drink and chat happily with Lin Qianyan.
After a few rounds of drinks, a faint creak from behind the screen caught Lin Qianyan's attention.
Lin Qianyan's gaze swept the room before finally settling on the folding screen. Her brow furrowed slightly, a flicker of doubt in her eyes.
Pei Yuhang noticed this and cursed inwardly. 'What is wrong with Ji Xichan?!'
'It's bad enough she hid herself away like a guilty mistress, but can't she even do that quietly?'
'Wait a minute—'
'Could it be... this is Ji Xichan's real plan!'
'She deliberately made it look like we have something shady going on by hiding. When Lin Qianyan finds her, what is Qianqian going to think?'
'That Ji Xichan just came over for a drink, and nothing happened?'
'Qianqian would never believe it! If it was just for a drink, why would Ji Xichan hide away so guiltily?'
'I'll never be able to clear my name!'
Cursing Ji Xichan's wicked plan in his heart, Pei Yuhang quickly offered Lin Qianyan another cup of wine to distract her.
"Qianqian, are you getting a little drunk? Honestly, how is your tolerance not as good as it was in the Illusion Realm?"
Pei Yuhang knew Lin Qianyan's personality well. Provoked just as he'd intended, she immediately forgot about the strange sound from behind the screen and took the wine from his hand.
"Brother Pei, when it comes to holding our liquor, even you and Sister Liyuan together couldn't outdrink me!"
After speaking, a charming blush spread across her pretty face. She set down her cup and moved to stand in front of Pei Yuhang.
Pei Yuhang looked into her hazy, glistening eyes and thought, 'Oh no.'
'Ji Xichan is still hiding in the room! I certainly don't want an audience for my and Qianqian's private "couple time"!'
"Brother Pei, I want…"
As she spoke, Lin Qianyan's fingertip gently touched Pei Yuhang's throat, but he gently pushed her hand away.
"Qianqian, we already did it today… This is your first time in the real world, you should get some rest."
Lin Qianyan's pretty face flushed red. She shot Pei Yuhang a coquettish look and said shyly:
"Silly Brother Pei~ Don't you know? It's precisely after a woman gets her first taste that the craving truly sets in.
Especially with a stunner like you, Brother Pei. How could Qianqian possibly resist?"
Lin Qianyan gently cupped Pei Yuhang's face in her hands. His eyes darted nervously, subconsciously glancing toward the screen.
Just then—
BANG BANG BANG—
For the third time that night, there was a knock on Pei Yuhang's door.
And the one knocking was, without a doubt, his head disciple, Qing Yueqiu.
"Master, open up~"
A girl's hushed voice came from outside.
The lustful gleam in Lin Qianyan's eyes instantly vanished. She wasn't ready to face Qing Yueqiu, and a look of panic crossed her face.
She looked left and right, her eyes darting around the room before finally landing on the folding screen in the corner.
"Don't—"
Before Pei Yuhang could finish, Lin Qianyan had already scurried behind the screen.