There was no point in
"Thank you, Big Sis. You've worked so hard!" Even though he was inwardly frustrated,
Xiao Yu's face darkened as he glared at Nie Li and cursed, "Nie Li, you scumbag! First it was
Watching Xiao Yu retreat, Long Shuyun patted Nie Li's thigh and said with a smile, "Not bad. You're a smart kid, after all."
Nie Li forced a bitter smile. He couldn't quite wrap his head around it — was Long Shuyun really Long Yuyin's mother? How could a mother and daughter have such completely different personalities? Long Yuyin might have a fiery temper, but she was actually quite reserved. To outsiders, she was an ice queen. But Long Yuyin's mother was this uninhibited.
He suspected Xiao Yu really believed something had happened between him and Long Shuyun!
"However, that man just said, 'First it was Long Yuyin' — what did he mean by that?" Long Shuyun looked at Nie Li with a knowing smirk.
Nie Li cursed inwardly. He hadn't expected Xiao Yu to come rescue him at all, so why did he have to rub salt in the wound? What terrible friends he had!
"Kid, you're not going to try to deny everything after enjoying the goods, are you? My daughter may be a bit timid, but if you think the two of us are easy to bully — hmm hmm!" Long Shuyun snorted coldly.
What on earth was she talking about? Long Shuyun seemed convinced that something was going on between him and Long Yuyin, but his relationship with her was completely innocent. At most, they had a simple master-disciple bond, and everything he'd done was entirely proper. The woman Nie Li loved most had always been
As for Long Shuyun saying they were easy to bully — what nonsense was that? Who would dare bully Long Shuyun? That would be suicide!
"Auntie, I think it would be better to ask Long Yuyin about this matter," Nie Li said with a bitter smile. "I wouldn't want to sully Miss Long Yuyin's reputation!"
"Well, since you want to see my daughter, it just so happens I brought her along!" Long Shuyun said with a half-smile, waving her right hand. A figure appeared out of thin air. There stood Long Yuyin, looking delicate and lovely, just a few meters away.
At that moment, Long Yuyin was gazing at Nie Li with a complex look in her eyes.
Nie Li was stunned. So Long Shuyun had brought Long Yuyin with her all along — she'd simply used some means to conceal her, making it impossible for him to see her.
He had to admit, the two of them really did look alike. Long Yuyin had at least ninety percent of Long Shuyun's charm, though Long Shuyun was more alluring. Long Yuyin's expression was cooler and more aloof, and her figure wasn't as voluptuous as her mother's — though she hadn't fully developed yet, and might not end up inferior to Long Shuyun in that department. In her past life, she certainly hadn't been.
Which meant that Long Yuyin had heard every word of his conversation with Long Shuyun!
What a mess! Long Shuyun had been putting him through all of this, and Long Yuyin hadn't even put in a word of fairness on behalf of her own master?
"Mother, stop pressuring him. There really is nothing between us! That day he just used golden needles to clear my acupoints!" A flash of melancholy passed through Long Yuyin's eyes. The reason she hadn't revealed herself was that she'd wanted to hear what Nie Li had to say — but his words had been nothing but evasions. Something in her heart ached for reasons she couldn't quite explain.
In the past, whenever men tried to get close to her —
Was she really so unworthy in Nie Li's eyes? Even with her mother pressuring him like this, he still wouldn't agree to marry her?
Then again, she supposed it made sense. She'd only known Nie Li for a few months. Her first impression on him had been that of an overbearing, rude person. He was always the one giving, and she'd never given anything in return. The fact that he'd agreed to take her as a disciple and help awaken her bloodline was already more than generous. What was there about her that Nie Li could possibly like?
"Master Nie Li, my mother is only joking with you. Please don't take it to heart!" Long Yuyin said apologetically, looking at Nie Li.
Nie Li finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it was just a joke — he'd already been tormented badly enough by Long Shuyun.
Seeing Nie Li looking so relieved, Long Shuyun was having none of it. She glanced at Long Yuyin — she understood her daughter better than anyone. It was plain as day that Long Yuyin harbored feelings for Nie Li; she had simply backed down.
"Yin'er, we're just going to let this brat go? Absolutely not! Since we came all the way here tonight, we're supposed to leave empty-handed? That's not the Long Shuyun way!" Long Shuyun snorted coldly. "Yin'er, since you like this boy, why not bear his child first? If he refuses to take responsibility, then we kill him. That's exactly how I dealt with your old man! He used to flirt with every woman under the sun, and I still whipped him into shape. It's just a shame he had such bad luck — died at the hands of those from the
Nie Li stared at Long Shuyun, completely dumbfounded, utterly at a loss for words! Was there anyone else in this world who taught her daughter like this? What on earth was going on inside this woman's head?
Hearing Long Shuyin's words, Long Yuyin stamped her foot in embarrassment and cried out, "Mother, what are you doing!"
"Yin'er, men are cheap bones — you have to listen to me on this!" Long Shuyun declared with absolute conviction.
"Enough!" Long Yuyin shouted, her shame turning to anger.
That furious outburst startled even Long Shuyun. Long Yuyin had never raised her voice like that at her before, and it left Long Shuyun momentarily silent.
"What happens between him and me is our own business — stay out of it!" Long Yuyin said with a furrowed brow. She was genuinely upset now; Long Shuyun had completely disregarded her feelings!
Long Shuyun looked at her daughter, thought for a moment, and let out a soft sigh. "Fine then, I'll let it go." Deep down, Long Shuyun carried a heavy sense of guilt toward Long Yuyin. Since her daughter had so firmly put her foot down, she would drop the matter.
Long Shuyun shot a glance at Nie Li and snorted coldly. "I'll let you off today. But if I ever find out you've bullied Long Yuyin, don't blame me for not going easy on you!" She waved her right hand, and the ropes binding Nie Li loosened in an instant.
Free at last, Nie Li dropped to the ground and let out a long breath. He wasn't entirely sure what Long Shuyin's definition of "bullying" actually meant, but at least he no longer had a dagger waved in his face by her. Nie Li finally felt a sense of relief.
"I'm leaving!" Long Shuyun turned and walked toward the exit, her expression tinged with a hint of melancholy.
"Wait!" Nie Li called out.
"What is it now?" Long Shuyin turned her head back to look at Nie Li. Had this brat not been disciplined enough already? (~^~)