plumnovel Chapter 23 2 vs 1? Why are the women of the Gong family always...?
Chapter 23 2 vs 1? Why are the women of the Gong family always...?
Watching Gong Yuechan gracefully depart, Chen Ye shook his head helplessly. It seemed that whether he wanted to go or not, he had no choice but to go.
I wonder what Gong Yuechan's purpose was in doing this. It couldn't possibly be that she really wanted to discuss cultivation techniques with him, could it?
.........
In the afternoon, Chen Ye went to the Gong family's land on time, but when he arrived, he suddenly realized that he did not know the exact location of Huanxi Pavilion.
Core clan members like Gong Yuechan can be considered the hidden seeds of the next generation of the Gong family, and are the key individuals the family focuses on cultivating.
Even some ordinary clansmen probably wouldn't know where he lived in the clan's territory, let alone someone from another clan.
Just as Chen Ye was hesitating whether to ask someone, a girl in a pale yellow dress floated up to him and asked softly.
"May I ask if this young master is Chen Ye, the young master of Chen?"
"Exactly!" Chen Ye nodded quickly. "I wonder, young lady..."
"I am the young lady's personal maid. Please follow me, young master. The two young ladies have been waiting for quite some time."
The girl in the yellow dress smiled at Chen Ye and then led him into the Gong family compound.
"Two ladies?"
Chen Ye was puzzled. Wasn't it only Gong Yuechan who invited him? When did it become two?
Two against one, why do the women of the Gong family always like to do things that catch people off guard?
Following the lush, green stone steps through the mountains, Chen Ye, led by his maid, soon arrived at a secluded bamboo grove.
In the distance, a beautiful and elegant three-story pavilion comes into view. A stream, like a jade belt, meanders around the pavilion, and the water flows over the moss-covered stones, making a crisp and melodious sound from time to time.
"Huanxi Pavilion... that's quite a fitting name." Chen Ye thought to himself as he surveyed the scenery before him. As for the maid who had led him there, she quietly withdrew after bringing him to the destination.
"Brother Chen is indeed a man of his word. Please come upstairs for a chat."
The bamboo window on the third floor was pushed open, and a familiar figure smiled and waved at Chen Ye.
"good!"
Chen Ye nodded slightly. Since he was already there, there was no need to put on airs anymore, so he strode inside.
Upon entering the pavilion, sure enough, in addition to Gong Yuechan, whom they had just met that morning, there was also a young girl dressed in a ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress).
The girl looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, with delicate features and lively eyes. Although she was not as ethereal as Gong Yuechan, she gave people a lively and charming feeling.
"This is my younger sister, Gong Qian'er. She has loved listening to the elders in our clan tell stories about the sea since she was little. When she found out that I had invited you, she insisted on coming to see you."
Gong Yuechan pointed at the girl in the ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), her words tinged with a hint of helplessness.
"Qian'er greets Brother Chen." Gong Qian'er stepped forward and gave a graceful bow, raising her eyes to look at Chen Ye with curiosity.
Is this the promising person from another family that my cousin mentioned? He may not be that handsome, but he seems to be quite strong.
For some unknown reason, Gong Qian'er's pretty face flushed slightly.
"Greetings, Miss Qian'er." Chen Ye politely cupped his hands, but his gaze only swept over her briefly before looking elsewhere.
Do not look at what is improper; if you have no intention of showing affection, then do not provoke other women.
He only glanced at her before looking away. Could it be that he was dissatisfied with Qian'er?
Gong Yuechan took in Chen Ye's expression and couldn't help but feel uneasy.
The four maids were one thing, since they were all mortals, but Gong Qian'er was a genuine daughter of the Gong family with cultivation potential.
Although her aptitude was average, with only a low-grade spiritual root, she was still not someone that an ordinary person from another family could marry.
Or is it that, being a young man, he finds it difficult to express himself in front of her?
Thinking of this, Gong Yuechan's eyes darted around, and she said to Chen Ye.
"I have placed the annotations on the Tide-Guiding Spirit Technique elsewhere. Please wait a moment, Brother Chen, while I go and fetch them."
After Gong Yuechan finished speaking, she winked at Gong Qian'er and then hurriedly left.
With her gone, the atmosphere inevitably soured as the man and woman were left alone together.
Chen Ye was no novice; he certainly understood Gong Yuechan's meaning.
Gong Qian'er took the initiative, bringing a cup of spiritual tea to Chen Ye, her voice tinged with shyness.
"Brother Chen, please have some tea."
"it is good."
Chen Ye took the teacup and drank it down in one gulp, like an old ox drinking water.
"Brother Chen, why are you in such a hurry?"
"Nothing, I was just thirsty," Chen Ye replied casually.
"Then, let me get you another cup."
This time, Gong Qian'er sat down directly next to Chen Ye, propped her chin up, and asked with some curiosity.
"Brother Chen, I heard from the tribesmen who came back that you caught a very, very big fish on your last sea voyage?"
"That's right!"
Chen Ye nodded. "It's a spirit-whiskered whale, twenty zhang long."
"So big? Isn't that like a small mountain!" Gong Qian'er opened her mouth in surprise, then asked again.
"So how did you kill it?"
"I used a water-splitting spike to pierce its skull, shattering its brains. The murky, foul-smelling liquid flowed across the entire deck," Chen Ye stated truthfully.
"Ugh~~"
Gong Qian'er gagged, immediately regretting asking the question.
She patted her chest, then changed the subject.
"I heard there was a mutiny on the ship when you returned? You dealt with those troublesome rogue cultivators all by yourself?"
"That's right, I pierced their hearts with the Water-Splitting Spike. The corpses bled dry, and each of them had a face full of fear before they died."
Chen Ye answered all questions without hiding anything.
"Ugh~~"
Gong Qian'er gagged again, feeling that something was off about their conversation. Why did it always end in death?
"Miss Qian'er, I may have drunk too much spiritual tea, as I am feeling a little unwell. I will take my leave now."
Before Gong Qian'er could ask again, Chen Ye stood up, cupped his hands in greeting to her, and then quickly left the pavilion.
"Did you drink too much Spirit Tea?"
Gong Qian'er looked at the empty teacup, feeling her mind in complete disarray.
Just now, Chen Ye drank one cup after another as if he hadn't tasted spiritual tea in ages. So he was waiting for her here?
That's outrageous!
When Gong Yuechan returned, she found Gong Qian'er sitting alone in a chair, looking dazed.
"Where is Fellow Daoist Chen? Why isn't he here?"
She should have kept quiet until she asked, because Gong Qian'er immediately pouted.
"Sister, look at the kind of people you've chosen! They barely exchanged a few words, drank over a dozen cups of tea, and then claimed they weren't feeling well and vanished in a flash!"
Seeing her cousin's sullen expression, Gong Yuechan couldn't help but chuckle.
It seems she was wrong before; Chen Ye didn't have any feelings for Qian'er at all.
The problem is, if he can't even find a girl from the Gong family with spiritual roots appealing, who else could he possibly be interested in?
It can't be...
Forget it, Chen Ye's cultivation is only at the third level of the Spirit Gathering stage. There will be plenty of time to subdue him in the future. As for the detailed explanation of the Tide Spirit Guiding Technique, I'll send someone to deliver it to him in a few days.
While comforting her cousin, Gong Yuechan thought to herself.
For some reason, the more Chen Ye refused, the more she wanted to win him over; perhaps this was a strange kind of rebellious psychology.
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