CHAPTER 278: CHAPTER 155 PALACE MASTER XIAO: "IF THIS GOES ON, WHAT WILL I BECOME?

In the White Jade Palace, speeding across the Sky Dome, leaving behind a dazzling trail.

Xiao Yinruo, having just finished bathing, simply threw on a white long robe and came to the door of Zhu Nanzhi’s room, knocking: "Nanzhi."

"Master?" Zhu Nanzhi opened the door, curiously looking at Xiao Yinruo with still damp hair: "Why are you here?"

Xiao Yinruo glanced at the carving knife in Zhu Nanzhi’s hand and smiled slightly: "Carving?"

Zhu Nanzhi immediately led Xiao Yinruo into the room excitedly, saying proudly: "Yes, I’ve completed so much already!"

Xiao Yinruo looked around. From the morning until that afternoon, two paintings were now hanging on the wall, and four wood and jade Lu Jin’an sculptures were placed on the table.

One of the jade sculptures was still unfinished.

"Aren’t you tired?" Xiao Yinruo asked softly.

"Why would I be?" Zhu Nanzhi hummed softly: "Is Master tired when doing something you love?"

Xiao Yinruo pursed her lips, gazing into Zhu Nanzhi’s clear azure eyes, then stared at the Lu Jin’an on the table lost in thought, feeling a bit uneasy with guilt simmering inside.

’Master keeps staring at my husband, perhaps also longing for my husband...’

Really loves my husband!

Zhu Nanzhi pursed her lips, nonchalantly asking: "Is there something you need, Master?"

"Just came to see you." Xiao Yinruo, snapping back to reality, smiled slightly: "Want to play a game of chess?"

"Once I finish this carving, I’ll be right with you."

"Hmm."

Xiao Yinruo sat opposite Zhu Nanzhi, watching her carefully holding the carving knife to outline the final garment, then picked up the other ’Lu Jin’an’ from the table and placed it on a bookshelf not far away.

"Your craftsmanship is even better now." Xiao Yinruo looked at the ’Lu Jin’an’: "More lifelike than the ones I’ve seen before."

Zhu Nanzhi glanced at Xiao Yinruo fiddling with the ’husband’s carving’, thought for a bit, and said: "I won’t gift it to Master though~"

Hearing this, Xiao Yinruo’s body stiffened slightly. What does Nanzhi mean by this?

’Did she notice Jin’an likes me?’

Xiao Yinruo placed ’Lu Jin’an’ on the bookshelf, then turned to Zhu Nanzhi saying: "What would I need your husband for?"

"Exactly~" Zhu Nanzhi hummed softly, her eyelids drooped slightly, gripping the carving knife in her hand a bit tighter.

Master was just nervous, surely her words hit a soft spot...

Master actually wants it, but felt hurt by my retort...

Really loves!

Zhu Nanzhi, her mind filled with thoughts, completed the final hem of the garment, then looked up at Xiao Yinruo, saying: "Master, let’s play chess."

Xiao Yinruo sat back across from Zhu Nanzhi, waving her hand to summon a chessboard onto the table.

Zhu Nanzhi glanced at her Master’s soft hand on the table, pulling her chair forward a bit.

Even without moving, she could place the sweet tangerines on the table, but it just wasn’t as impactful as a small watermelon occupying the space.

Watching her disciple’s small maneuver, Xiao Yinruo squinted her peach blossom eyes slightly, thinking perhaps I’m not Pei Wanyu, might be competing against the wrong person?

"Same old rules." Xiao Yinruo didn’t overthink and said with a smile: "I’ll give you five pieces."

Zhu Nanzhi accepted without fuss, placing her pieces with a "click, click" then said: "Master, it’s your turn."

Not seeing Xiao Yinruo place a piece, Zhu Nanzhi looked up: "Master? Master?"

"Hmm? Hmm..."

Snapping back to reality, Xiao Yinruo unconsciously raised her right hand to tuck imaginary hair behind her ear, but having just bathed, all her long hair lay against her back; there was no hair on her cheek.

Facing Zhu Nanzhi’s puzzled gaze, Xiao Yinruo bit her lip, picking up a black piece to place down: "I was thinking about matters concerning Qingmiao Palace."

"Oh～"

Watching the piece being placed, Zhu Nanzhi noticed Xiao Yinruo seemed a bit restless.

Under the ’Empathy’ Daoist skill, Xiao Yinruo clearly felt a hand over Mu Qingyue’s heart, knowing this wasn’t Lu Jin’an’s hand, so it was Qingyue herself...

She couldn’t make sense of it, wasn’t this girl on her period? Why would she do such things during this time?

Is it really that desperate?

Xiao Yinruo pursed her lips, grateful from the experience with Empathy Wan Yu, she could bear Qingyue’s minor antics now.

Only her body instinctively felt a bit warm, her cheeks a little flushed.

Xiao Yinruo maintained steady breathing while playing chess, looking out the window nonchalantly to avoid Zhu Nanzhi’s suspicions: "Since leaving the Chang’an Domain, the weather has been quite warm."

Saying this, she subconsciously looked down at herself, a sudden relief washing over her since she was slightly sunken; otherwise, Nanzhi might have noticed something.

Hmm, the ’Empathy’ isn’t overwhelming enough to make her as reactive as she was that night peeking at Wanyu and Jin’an.

Listening to Master’s voice, Zhu Nanzhi glanced out the window. The evening breeze was refreshing; it didn’t seem warm?

She looked back at Xiao Yinruo’s cheeks, rosy as March’s peach blossoms, alluringly vibrant.

Zhu Nanzhi blinked: "Master, are you very warm?"

"Not too bad." Xiao Yinruo smiled slightly: "I’m in cultivation."

Zhu Nanzhi nodded, not overthinking, after all, Master has been trying to break through Divine Concealment for a while now.

"Han Wu, brew two cups of tea." Zhu Nanzhi instructed towards outside the room.

Xiao Yinruo picked up a black piece, just about to place it when she felt Qingyue’s hand venture downward, causing her body to pause, suddenly tensing up.

No way, no way?

Qingyue, all by herself, shouldn’t go this far, right?

Is a period something that can be ignored?

Thankfully, Qingyue didn’t really go through with it.

Xiao Yinruo, relieved at heart, continued placing her piece, and upon Han Wu entering with the tea, she took a light sip.