novelraw Chapter 1387 - 715: Ye Xue
Chapter 1387 - 715: Ye Xue
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His aunt, Song Junwan, was sitting in a chair, smiling faintly, her left hand covering her mouth like a woman in front of her lover. Nightcrypt was sitting next to her, tightly clutching her right hand, carefully studying it. As he leaned in, he even seemed to be subtly sniffing it.
Song Que was almost struck mute. He felt like he might collapse from the shock, and even wondered if he was hallucinating...
However, the scandalous image now burned into his mind could no longer be mistaken for anything else, leaving Song Qu completely stunned.
The moment Song Qu stepped into the room, Song Junwan yanked her hand out of Yan Xiaobao’s. Her smile vanished, and she gave a dry cough. Her expression turned dark and stern, looking very much like someone from the senior generation as her gaze swung over to Song Qu.
"Barging in like that, how incredibly rude," she said. "What’s the matter?" Although she was trying to look like someone from the senior generation, her cheeks were still flushed. The blend of flirtatiousness and solemnity made her unbelievably attractive.
At the same time, she felt somewhat humiliated and angry. If anyone else had barged in the way Song Qu did, she would have punished him harshly. But Song Qu was her nephew, so there was almost nothing she could do.
Yan Xiaobao had been startled by Song Que’s sudden entrance and quickly straightened up. In fact, he felt guilty at being caught red-handed. After giving Song Junwan the spiritual medicine he had concocted, he had taken the opportunity to volunteer to read her palm.
Song Junwan had never forgotten his outstanding performance in the Spiritual Stream, and had immediately allowed him to hold her hand. Then, he showered her with praise and compliments, making her laugh with delight.
Yan Xiaobao took a deep breath and remained where he was, looking over at Song Qu with the same melancholy expression as Song Junwan.
Song Que stood there gasping for quite a while before he could straighten up. Even then, he could barely believe what he was seeing. In his eyes, his aunt was a lofty, magnificent figure, yet here she was, letting a virtual stranger hold her hand. And then she had even smiled at him flirtatiously.
Although all of this was completely beyond Song Que’s expectations, if the person who had just been holding his aunt’s hand hadn’t been the creepy Nightcrypt, he might have been able to accept it.
Song Qu’s anger was rising to an explosive level, until he almost couldn’t breathe. As he glared at Yan Xiaobao, his eyes turned bloodshot, and he howled madly, "Ye Xue!"
Taking a step forward, he glanced over at his aunt, Song Junwan.
In his heart he was roaring furiously, "Ever since Nightcrypt came to Mid Peak, Aunt Junwan has had one disaster after another. All the disciples here hate his guts because of how he screws them over. I actually suspect he’s a spy, sent into the Blood Flow Sect to stir up trouble! Aunt Junwan, please set an example with him and kick him out of the sect!!"
As his shout echoed through the Immortal’s cavern, Bai Xiaochun’s expression flickered. When he realized that Song Qu had come here specifically to complain about him, anger welled up in his heart. Unfortunately, some of Song Qu’s accusations were actually true, which made Yan Xiaobao’s heart pound nervously. Just as he was about to loudly defend himself, Song Junwan’s face went cold and she slapped her hand down on the table.
The harsh cracking sound that rang out instantly drowned out Song Qu’s voice.
"Shut up!" Her expression was icy and murderous. As her voice echoed out, the Immortal’s cave suddenly became very, very cold, making Song Qu shiver. Ever since he was very young, he had always been a bit afraid of his aunt, and seeing her this angry made him instinctively lower his head to stare at his own toes.
Seeing Song Qu react in this way eased some of Song Junwan’s anger. He was her nephew, and she loved him dearly. Looking both sincere and disappointed, she slowly said, "Quill, you’re the eldest son of the Song Family. There’s no limit to what you could accomplish in the future. How can you be so muddle‑headed and short‑sighted? Nightcrypt has a clean background and has rendered outstanding service to the sect. It’s true that he’s irritated some other members of the sect, but none of that was intentional! You and I both have no idea what kind of humiliation he’s endured in pursuing the Dao for the sect!" From her tone, it really sounded like she was lamenting her nephew’s unreasonable behavior.
Sitting off to the side, Yan Xiaobao was deeply moved. He gazed softly at Song Junwan, thinking that everything she said was absolutely right. He had never intentionally done anything to annoy or harm anyone.
He suddenly felt that Song Junwan understood him on a deep, even intimate level. In fact, he really had nothing good to say about how the Blood Flow Sect had treated him.
Just as Yan Xiaobao was sighing inwardly, Song Qu was still standing there trembling. From the time he was very young, his aunt had often scolded him, and he rarely spoke back to her. But the current situation was something he simply could not accept. That was especially true when he considered the emotional look on Yan Xiaobao’s face. Song Qu couldn’t help but recall how Nightcrypt had been holding his aunt’s hand, and how the two of them clearly seemed to be involved in some sort of illicit affair. Song Que lifted his head and said, "Nightcrypt, you—"
When Song Junwan saw that Song Qu refused to admit he was wrong, her expression grew even darker, and she shouted angrily, "Quill! Stand down!" Then she looked at Yan Xiaobao and said, "Junior Brother Nightcrypt, please don’t take offense. Quill just doesn’t understand adult matters, the little rascal."
Yan Xiaobao sighed. Looking every bit the picture of the older generation, he nodded and smiled bitterly.
He said, "There’s no harm done. Quill is young and full of vigor, which is normal at his age. Members of the senior generation like us can only do our best to give him more guidance and education."