Fairy, Don't Be Afraid, I Am Blind

Chapter 116 - 101: Farewell

The crowd looked towards the origin of the sound, and saw a handsome black-robed youth standing in front of the stall, exuding an air of casual elegance.

This young man was not looking elsewhere, he was staring intently at this young girl’s face, seeming as if she was the only one he could see...

Wait a minute, isn’t this You Su?!

Someone in the crowd exclaimed immediately, "It’s You Su!"

You Su paid no heed, and said to Ji Lingruo on his own accord, "May I ask, my lady, which items are they referring to as inferior?"

Ji Lingruo’s lips curved upward, her eyes full of affection, all the previous resentment in her heart vanished completely, left only with the surprise and relief of seeing You Su, thus she cooperated:

"Why, does the gentleman want to have a taste as well?"

"Of course. I’ve been eating at this bakery since childhood, how can I stand by while it’s maliciously slandered? Different people have different tastes, they said it’s inferior, but I don’t believe it."

"So the gentleman wants to settle the matter?"

Ji Lingruo concealed her lips with the back of her hand, her eyes and brows resembling a crescent moon, her charming smile captivating all who saw it.

Only in front of You Su did she truly resemble a witty beauty snake, easily connecting with You Su’s thoughts. Her heart was as sweet as honey, feeling a deep psychic bond and shared understanding with You Su.

You Su also smiled brightly, and intended to continue to stand up for his junior sister, "Indeed, I request the lady to sell me one of your cakes, if it truly is inferior..."

"No need!"

The youth leading the three foreign cultivators suddenly halted the duo’s dialogue loudly, his face turned dark as his hawk-like eyes glanced back and forth between You Su and Ji Lingruo, then said solemnly:

"It was a misunderstanding, we hope Mr. You does not mind. We are not from Chuyun City, the cake is fine, we just weren’t accustomed to its taste."

You Su was slightly astonished hearing this, not expecting them to change their tune so quickly, thinking it was because someone recognized his name and the young man overheard it. You Su bitterly smiled inwardly, never imagined his name would one day have such intimidating power.

Before You Su could respond, the young man shouted again, "Let’s go!"

His two companions seemed to have lost their previous demeanor, and sullenly followed after the young man.

You Su silently berated: They left too easily, though he had thought of ten different ways to regain the junior sister’s honor, he hadn’t yet fully completed the humiliation of those troublemakers, and they merely retreated in fear of his name, proving truly boring. He originally planned to make a good impression in front of his junior sister, yet now lost the chance.

Actually, most commoners had great trust in Wang’s Bakery, after all, it’s an old store with a reputation spanning several generations in Chuyun City. They also knew that this incident was likely deliberately caused by those foreign cultivators, yet due to disparities in status, they dared not say much but could only speak briefly on behalf of Ms Wang. Now witnessing You Su driving away those stirrers, along with You Su’s heroic acts of saving the entire city, their admiration for You Su grew even stronger.

You Su suddenly felt overwhelmed, struggling to handle the crowd’s encirclement and noise, until pacifying them for a long time before dispersing.

Even Ms Wang smartly called out, "Ah, the old man still needs to change medicine!" and hurriedly ran into the inner courtyard.

Before the originally noisy stall, finally there remained only the speechless young man and young woman, overflowing warmth seeming to be further heated by the oil pot separating them.

"Ahem." You Su feigned two coughs, breaking the silence.

"Ah, the gentleman hasn’t left yet?" Ji Lingruo raised her delicate eyebrows pretending surprise, yet her hands continued to knead the dough.

"The lady jokes, I came to buy cakes, didn’t get them, naturally won’t leave."

"Pfft, what kind of cake does the gentleman want?"

"The world’s most delicious cake."

"Oh? What cake is that?"

"This cake is called Sister Cake, made by my junior sister personally for me."

"I don’t have Sister Cake here, just Cakes made with Su’s oil pastry, these Su Cakes are rather crumbly, does the gentleman like to eat?"

You Su was not annoyed by his junior sister’s joke, instead became more thick-skinned, watching Ji Lingruo carefully taking out a cake she made entirely from the pot into the right basket, then directly reaching out to grab it.

The cake’s color was a bit deeper than golden yellow, with an enticing aroma, Ji Lingruo was getting better at this, it was counted as her best baked one.

You Su didn’t hesitate, taking a big bite, tasting the crispy salty flavor, making one linger, it was hard to imagine this was a cake made by the junior sister who couldn’t even make egg noodles well.

"The lady knows not, this cake is called Oil Pastry Cake, also known as Sister Cake. It’s my favorite to eat, and my junior sister’s favorite is this You Su Cake." You Su said while eating several bites of cake filling.

"Full of nonsense."

Ji Lingruo rolled her charming eyes, You Su’s intimate words were shamelessly syrupy, the girl listened yet did not feel shy, soon to leave she even hoped this blinded fool would speak more.

...

Time flew and it became night.

Bright stars twinkled in the dark night sky, like radiant gemstones dazzlingly shining.

The night crept out quietly, like a vast black cloth covering the entire grassland.

You Su and Ji Lingruo lay on the grass, gazing afar at the silver-like splendor flowing over the sky.

From morning until now, You Su and Ji Lingruo had not returned to the sect.

They spent the morning learning how to make oil pastry cakes, actually, it wasn’t very difficult, crucially relying on the secret recipe for marinating the filling. Ji Lingruo learned earnestly, even taking notes on all essential points, the final result was quite satisfactory.

After learning, she quietly left some silver coins and nurturing medicine for Ms Wang, then left with You Su to their favorite restaurant. It’s quite amusing, though often taking out the restaurant’s dishes, the two sat inside and ate for the first time together. Also, thanks to You Su’s presence, the restaurant’s business improved slightly.

After eating their fill, neither had an intention of returning to the sect, timidly finally holding hands, they strolled around Chuyun City, Ji Lingruo began to truly observe this city she lived in for three years. Along the way meeting many who recognized You Su, Ji Lingruo thought of withdrawing her hand, but You Su held tighter, making Ji Lingruo extremely shy, like a young bride following the groom to meet the family for the first time.

Unknowingly, the two wandered, ate, and even bought many things, You Su’s smiling never ceased, considered as compensating for never wandering around Chuyun City with his junior sister.

After dinner, they strolled back to the grassland where previously fought with Mr. Ling, You Su reminisced, feeling this experience was dreamlike, but luckily the most important person was by his side.

Throughout the day, the two did not speak of farewell, focusing solely on enjoying the time with each other.

On the grass, the young man and young woman still held hands, whispering softly, no one could hear what they were saying, only their voices to each other.

It was a beautiful night, a gentle breeze blowing, tender flowers bashfully gathered their petals, dimly falling asleep, yet softly exuding fragrance.

Ji Lingruo propped himself up, gazing melancholically at the peacefully sleeping You Su, unable to resist finally leaned close and kissed the youth’s lips.

"Second Miss." Out of the darkness an old woman emerged, Ms Liou gently reminded.

Ji Lingruo did not pay heed, lingering a while, lips parted. Ji Lingruo rose composedly, looked at the frowning old woman, calmly said:

"Ms Liou, let’s go."

"There’s still some time till early morning."

"No need."

Since they would meet again, why cling to this brief time. If not leaving now, Ji Lingruo feared never wanting to leave. She took one last glance at You Su, then followed Ms Liou, disappearing into the darkness.

...

Outside You Su’s room, He Shutong stood rigidly before the door.

"Master, why hasn’t junior brother returned?" Fairy Wangshu asked coyly.

"He’s bidding farewell to his junior sister."

"Oh..."

He Shutong suddenly furrowed brows deeply, her fragile spiritual mind was on the verge of collapse, yet she forced the discomfort down, softly speaking to her disciple:

"Wangshu, go bring your junior brother back, we return to the peak."

"Yes."