nycdaug Chapter 319: What exactly did he pick up?
Chapter 319: What exactly did he pick up?
Chapter 319: What exactly did he pick up?
After Gu Heng left, he naturally had no idea what happened at the Liu residence.
He felt completely relaxed.
Finally, all these things have been resolved properly. As for himself, it was certainly exhilarating, but more than that, it was quite dangerous and exciting. After all, as a mere mortal, he had instigated a confrontation between top-tier cultivators and even had to get involved...
If the system hadn't given Gu Heng twelve times the courage, he would never have done that.
They could easily lose their lives.
But now everything has settled down. Yu Quzi is dead, Jiang Lingyun is happy, Liu Yu is not in any danger, and the system's mission has been completed.
So, Gu Heng has now returned to the Bai residence, where he found Qin Yiyao idly flipping through a play script. He took the little maid with him and went out for a stroll.
He wanted to make it up to the little girl; he couldn't let his apprentice down.
I've been neglecting her a bit these past couple of days.
Gu Heng thought that this was also why Qin Yiyao had thrown a tantrum yesterday.
After all, the master and apprentice had finally left the clinic to come to such a big place to broaden their horizons, but after arriving, the little girl either stayed in Yunxiang Tower or Bai Mansion. As for whether she had seen the world or not... probably not.
But Gu Heng also had his own difficulties.
After all, every single thing he'd been involved in these past few days had been incredibly dangerous.
This girl only knows how to wield a sword; she has no cultivation. If she encounters danger, what can she do besides shouting "Master, save me!"? He was worried about letting her wander around the city alone.
"I thought Master had forgotten me."
The two walked out hand in hand. Qin Yiyao's face was filled with the purest smile of a young girl, like sunshine that could illuminate the whole gloom.
"No, I've just been a bit busy. And you see, there's been a lot going on in Sunfire City these past few days, so safety comes first."
Gu Heng scratched his head and laughed it off.
Hearing him say that, Qin Yiyao pouted.
"Oh, so Master dislikes me for not being able to protect myself."
"Tsk, you silly girl, talking nonsense again. How could I dislike you? I just don't want you to get hurt."
Gu Heng pretended to be serious and tapped her on the top of her head with his finger.
Qin Yiyao's thin lips pursed higher and higher in pain, but when she thought that Gu Heng was actually worried about her safety, she knew she wouldn't hold a grudge.
No one had ever cared about her like this before. Now, Qin Yiyao just wanted to experience everything she hadn't experienced before she died.
Before she died, she had reached the pinnacle of the Xuan Tian Realm, wielding immense power. She was both an empress and the strongest being. But no matter how powerful she was, there were things she had never experienced.
For example, this kind of "care" and "warmth" that is the simplest and has no ulterior motives.
This is the treasure that Qin Yiyao has always wanted to find but could not find.
"..."
Gu Heng silently watched Qin Yiyao's happy profile. Her face, which combined youthful innocence with maturity, seemed to radiate a beautiful light. Seeing her smile, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips as well.
She doesn't usually smile much.
Even her smiles are very shallow.
It wasn't that Qin Yiyao didn't want to smile; it seemed she rarely smiled in the past. Most of the time, she had a stern face, as if she were trying to maintain her dignity. And to be honest, sometimes Gu Heng really felt that when this little girl had a stern face, she did have a certain air of nobility.
But it was a feeling that was too mysterious and strange for Gu Heng to describe.
"Nobility" is not something that can be achieved by dressing lavishly and adorned with jewels. Rather, it is a kind of accumulation over many years. It cannot be decorated with gold and silver. It comes more from one's bones, perhaps from one's bloodline, or perhaps from something else.
Even though Qin Yiyao was wearing a rather ordinary light blue dress, which didn't highlight her temperament as much as Liu Yu and Bai Feier's, she still had that "noble air" about her.
Strange.
Gu Heng had never actually cared where Qin Yiyao came from.
Since the day he found her, he had been busy with all sorts of things for the new medical clinic. With her around, Gu Heng simply treated her as another mouth to feed.
Now think about it...
Didn't Qin Yiyao have a very beautiful purple-gold pendant back then?
She said that thing was a family heirloom.
But she lives in the south of Yunling City, where there are no wealthy families. If it is a family heirloom, it means that Qin Yiyao probably lived a good life in the past.
She also possessed such an air of nobility that Gu Heng always had a vague feeling that he might have picked up a member of a fallen royal family.
He doesn't seem like the kind of person who has that kind of luck, does he?
"Master."
Qin Yiyao looked up at him: "Is there something on my face?"
Gu Heng was taken aback, then quickly composed himself and said indifferently, "It's nothing, I just think your skin is really nice."
"Hmm..." The little girl silently looked away.
A hint of a smile appeared in his eyes.